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Xiu R, Jia J, Zhang Q, Liu F, Jia Y, Zhang Y, Song B, Liu X, Chen J, Huang D, Zhang F, Ma J, Li H, Zhang X, Geng Y. Three sesquiterpene lactones suppress lung adenocarcinoma by blocking TMEM16A-mediated Ca 2+-activated Cl - channels. Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 2023; 27:521-531. [PMID: 37884284 PMCID: PMC10613571 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2023.27.6.521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Transmembrane protein TMEM16A, which encodes calcium-activated chloride channel has been implicated in tumorigenesis. Overexpression of TMEM16A is associated with poor prognosis and low overall survival in multiple cancers including lung adenocarcinoma, making it a promising biomarker and therapeutic target. In this study, three structure-related sesquiterpene lactones (mecheliolide, costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone) were extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Aucklandiae Radix and identified as novel TMEM16A inhibitors with comparable inhibitory effects. Their effects on the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells were examined. Whole-cell patch clamp experiments showed that these sesquiterpene lactones potently inhibited recombinant TMEM16A currents in a concentration-dependent manner. The half-maximal concentration (IC50) values for three tested sesquiterpene lactones were 29.9 ± 1.1 μM, 19.7 ± 0.4 μM, and 24.5 ± 2.1 μM, while the maximal effect (Emax) values were 100.0% ± 2.8%, 85.8% ± 0.9%, and 88.3% ± 4.6%, respectively. These sesquiterpene lactones also significantly inhibited the endogenous TMEM16A currents and proliferation, and migration of LA795 lung cancer cells. These results demonstrate that mecheliolide, costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone are novel TMEM16A inhibitors and potential candidates for lung adenocarcinoma therapy.
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- Ruilian Xiu
- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
- Hebei International Cooperation Center for Ion Channel Function and Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
- Hebei International Cooperation Center for Ion Channel Function and Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
- Hebei International Cooperation Center for Ion Channel Function and Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
- Hebei International Cooperation Center for Ion Channel Function and Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
- Hebei International Cooperation Center for Ion Channel Function and Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
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- The First Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- The First Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
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- Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Hebei Higher Education Applied Technology Research Center of TCM Development and Industrialization, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
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- Hebei International Cooperation Center for Ion Channel Function and Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
- Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
- Hebei Higher Education Applied Technology Research Center of TCM Development and Industrialization, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
- Hebei International Cooperation Center for Ion Channel Function and Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
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Chen Y, Wang H, Ni Q, Wang T, Bao C, Geng Y, Lu Y, Cao Y, Li Y, Li L, Xu Y, Sun W. B-Cell-Derived TGF-β1 Inhibits Osteogenesis and Contributes to Bone Loss in Periodontitis. J Dent Res 2023:220345231161005. [PMID: 37082865 DOI: 10.1177/00220345231161005] [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] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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B cells play a vital role in the elimination of periodontal pathogens, the regulation of the immune response, and the induction of tissue destruction. However, the role of B cells in the dysfunction of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation to osteoblasts in periodontitis (PD) has been poorly studied. Here we show that the frequency of CD45-CD105+CD73+ MSCs in inflamed periodontal tissues is significantly decreased in patients with PD compared with that of healthy controls. CD19+ B cells dominate the infiltrated immune cells in periodontal tissues of patients with PD. Besides, B-cell depletion therapy reduces the alveolar bone loss in a ligature-induced murine PD model. B cells from PD mice express a high level of TGF-β1 and inhibit osteoblast differentiation by upregulating p-Smad2/3 expression and downregulating Runx2 expression. The inhibitory effect of PD B cells on osteoblast differentiation is reduced by TGF-β1 neutralization or Smad2/3 inhibitor. Importantly, B-cell-specific knockout of TGF-β1 in PD mice significantly increases the number of CD45-CD105+Sca1+ MSCs, ALP-positive osteoblast activity, and alveolar bone volume but decreases TRAP-positive osteoclast activity compared with that from control littermates. Lastly, CD19+CD27+CD38- memory B cells dominate the B-cell infiltrates in periodontal tissues from both patients with PD and patients with PD after initial periodontal therapy. Memory B cells in periodontal tissues of patients with PD express a high level of TGF-β1 and inhibit MSC differentiation to osteoblasts. Thus, TGF-β1 produced by B cells may contribute to alveolar bone loss in periodontitis, in part, by suppressing osteoblast activity.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Ma X, Qi W, Du Y, Kong D, Geng Y, Zeng L. 1258P HJM-353: A potent, selective and orally bioavailable EED inhibitor with robust anti-tumor activities. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1376] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wang Y, Meng Z, Su C, Fan S, Li Y, Liu H, Zhang X, Chen P, Geng Y, Li Q. Rapid Screening of 352 Pesticide Residues in Chrysanthemum Flower by Gas Chromatography Coupled to Quadrupole-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry with Sin-QuEChERS Nanocolumn Extraction. J Anal Methods Chem 2022; 2022:7684432. [PMID: 35757318 PMCID: PMC9217587 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7684432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To analyze pesticide residues, GC coupled with quadrupole-Orbitrap MS (GC-Orbitrap-MS) has become a powerful tool because of its unique characteristics of accurate mass full-spectrum acquisition, high resolution, fast acquisition rates, and overcoming matrix interference. This paper presents an efficiency evaluation of GC-Orbitrap-MS for identification and quantitation in the 352 pesticide residues analysis of chrysanthemum flowers in full-scan mode. A streamlined pretreatment approach using one-step extraction and dilution was used, which provided high-throughput processing and excellent recovery. The samples were extracted using acetonitrile. The extracted solution was purified by a Sin-QuEChERS Nano column to suppress the matrix in chrysanthemum flowers and determined by GC-Orbitrap-MS. The calibration curves for the 352 pesticides obtained by GC-Orbitrap-MS were linear in the range of 0.5-200 μg·kg-1, with the correlation coefficients higher than 0.99. The limits of detection (LODs) and the limits of quantification (LOQs) for the 352 pesticide residues were 0.3-3.0 μg·kg-1 and 1.0-10.0 μg·kg-1, respectively. The average recoveries in chrysanthemum flower at three levels were 95.2%, 88.6%, and 95.7%, respectively, with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 7.1%, 7.5%, and 7.2%, respectively. Lastly, the validated method and retrospective analysis was applied to a total of 200 chrysanthemum flower samples bought in local pharmacies. The proposed method can simultaneously detect multipesticide residues with a good performance in qualitative and quantitative detection.
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- Yuanyuan Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200 Hebei, China
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- Hebei Food Inspection and Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Food Safety of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050091 Hebei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200 Hebei, China
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- Hebei Food Inspection and Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Food Safety of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050091 Hebei, China
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- Hebei Food Inspection and Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Food Safety of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050091 Hebei, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200 Hebei, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200 Hebei, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200 Hebei, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200 Hebei, China
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- Hebei Food Inspection and Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Food Safety of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050091 Hebei, China
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Huang H, Xie W, Geng Y, Fan Y, Wang Y, Zhao J, Zhang Z. AB0171 TOWARDS A BETTER IMPLEMENTATION OF TREAT-TO-TARGET STRATEGY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A COMPARISON OF TWO REAL-WORLD COHORTS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.2122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundTreat-to-target (T2T) strategy has been the core of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management for over a decade, however implemented distinctly varied in real practices.ObjectivesWe tried to investigate the differences in disease activity and target achievement of two cohorts with different T2T implementations.MethodsWe used data of the CENTRA (Collaboratively intENsive Treat-to-target in RA) and TARRA (Treat-to-TARget in RA) cohorts. The CENTRA is a RA cohort prospectively follow-up by a fixed team with tight control, while the TARRA is a longitudinal observational cohort follow-up by a rheumatologist with casual control. Patients from two cohorts were matched 1:3 by propensity score matching (PSM). The primary outcome was simplified disease activity index (SDAI) at 1-year follow-up.Results102 patients from the CENTRA cohort and 271 patients from the TARRA cohort were included. Both groups were comparable in terms of age, gender, disease course, and seropositivity. At the end of 1 year follow-up, the SDAI of patients in the CENTRA cohort was significantly lower than that of patients in the TARRA cohort (2.1 vs 3.4, p<0.001). The follow-up interval of patients in the CENTRA cohort was significantly shorter than that in the TARRA cohort when patients have not achieved remission (3.1 vs. 3.3 months, p=0.019).ConclusionRA patients may benefit more from a tight control T2T strategy with closer follow-up and appropriate education compared with a casual T2T strategy.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Huang H, Wang Y, Xie W, Geng Y, Gao D, Zhang Z. POS0599 IMPACT OF TREAT-TO-TARGET THERAPY ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY LOSS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.2296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundOsteoporosis is a common comorbidity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although RA disease activity has been demonstrated to be associated with bone loss in previous studies, most of them were cross-sectional studies and not in the context of treat-to-target (T2T) strategies.ObjectivesTo evaluate the association of disease activity with bone mineral density (BMD) changes in the context of T2T strategies in a prospective RA cohort.MethodsRA patients were enrolled from a prospective CENTRA cohort of Peking University First Hospital. BMD was repeated at baseline, 1-year and then every other year. Time-adjusted mean disease activity scores were adopted to reflect the overall disease activity during follow-up. The influence of univariable associations between predictors and BMD was investigated using linear regression.ResultsA total of 268 patients were included in our analysis. Their mean age was 50 (12.9) years old. At enrollment, the mean (SD) DAS28-ESR was 3.70 (1.17), and the median (IQR) CDAI and SDIA was 10 (14.45) and 10.30 (16.53), respectively. Osteoporosis at lumbar spine was observed in 23.1% patients and 9.3% at femoral neck at enrollment. Older age, higher SDAI score and lower BMI were found to be associated with osteoporosis at baseline. Reevaluations of BMD at 1 year was applied in 144 patients. Mean decreases of BMDs were 1.75 % at the lumbar spine and 1.40 % at femoral neck at 1 year form baseline, respectively. Patients who achieved remission had less yearly bone loss at lumbar spine (p=0.036). Female gender was identified as a risk factor in the multiple linear regression analyses, and lower disease activity and bisphosphonates were protective factors of continuous bone loss.ConclusionDisease activity is associated with bone loss in RA patients in the context of T2T strategies, and those who achieved remission had less yearly bone loss.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Geng Y, Song Z, Zhang X, Deng X, Wang Y, Zhang Z. POS0315 DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF CASPAR CRITERIA FOR PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS WITH OR WITHOUT INTEGRATION OF ULTRASOUND. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundAlthough the CASPAR criteria in the diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have been validated, CASPAR based on physical examination (PE) is not “gold standard”. The ultrasound (US) could improve the diagnostic accuracy as compared to clinical examination alone.ObjectivesTo evaluate the diagnostic performance of CASPAR criteria for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with or without integration of ultrasound (US).MethodsThe patients with hint of PsA were enrolled. Tender and swollen joint counts, presents of enthesitis and dactylitis were collected by physical examination (PE). US was performed to evaluate peripheral joints, entheses and tendons. The additional value of US to CASPAR criteria were analysed.Results326 consecutive patients were enrolled, with 164 PsA and 162 non-PsA. Significantly higher frequencies of tenosynovitis and enthesitis on US and new bone formation on X-ray were found in PsA than non-PsA patients (56.7% vs. 13.0%; 62.2% vs. 14.2%; 62.2% vs. 8.0%, p<0.01 for all). Logistic regression analysis showed that dactylitis (OR=12.0, p<0.01), family history of PsO/PsA (OR=3.1, p<0.05), nail involvement (OR=3.5, p=0.01), new bone formation (OR=14.8, p<0.01) and tenosynovitis on US (OR=21.3, p<0.01), enthesitis on US (OR=21.7, p<0.01) were independent risk factors for PsA. Adding US tenosynovitis and/or enthesitis to CASPAR criteria showed better performance by improving the specificity (91.4% vs. 67.9%) and meanwhile keeping sensitivity (92.1% vs. 96.3%). When replacing hand X-ray by US in CASPAR criteria, the sensitivity and specificity were comparable to CASPAR criteria adding with US. The diagnostic accuracy was 82.2% for CASPAR criteria based on PE, 91.7% for CASPAR integrated with US, and 91.4% for CASPAR with US to replace X-ray.ConclusionCASPAR criteria based on US improve the diagnosis utility of PsA than CASPAR criteria based on PE. US assessment is valuable in the diagnosis of PsA.References[1]Fiorenza A, Bonitta G, Gerratana E, et al. Assessment of enthesis in patients with psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia using clinical examination and ultrasound. Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2020;38 Suppl 123:31-9.[2]Zabotti A, Bandinelli F, Batticciotto A, et al. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography for psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis patients: a systematic literature review. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2017;56:1518-32.Figure 1.ROC curves for adding US or substituting X-ray by US in CASPAR criteria. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve illustrates the diagnosis performance of CASPAR criteria adding US or substituting X-ray by US in CASPAR criteria and CASPAR criteria based on PE alone. The area under the curve of the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.929 (95%CI 0.897, 0.961) (p<0.01) for adding US to CASPAR criteria. AUC was 0.908 (95%CI 0.876, 0.940) (p<0.01) for CASPAR criteria based on PE. And AUC was 0.916 (95%CI 0.880, 0.951) (p<0.01) for substituting X-ray by US in CASPAR criteria. CASPAR: ClASsification criteria for Psoriatic ARthritis; PE: physical examination; US: ultrasound.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Wang Y, Lai D, Geng Y, Shang P, Wang P. Therapeutic effects of dracocephalum heterophyllum in collagen-induced arthritis. AAPS Open 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s41120-022-00051-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease characterized by synovial inflammation, joint swelling, and cartilage and bone destruction. Dracocephalum heterophyllum (DH) is a compound in traditional Chinese herbal medicine well known for its anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antioxidant activities. In the present work, the therapeutic effects of DH were investigated in collagen-induced arthritis. Arthritis severity was assessed by clinical score, X-ray, and histopathological features. Expression of inflammatory cytokines was detected by qPCR and ELISA whereas anti-type II collagen antibodies were determined by ELISA. DH treatment significantly alleviated clinical scores, synovial inflammation, joint swelling, and cartilage and bone destruction. DH also reduced the production of inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and decreased the serum levels of anti-type II collagen specific IgG antibodies in collagen-induced arthritis. The therapeutic effects of DH in collagen-induced arthritis provide evidence that DH might be a potential therapeutic drug for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Chen Z, Liu G, Geng Y, Wu H. Iodine-125 brachytherapy for the treatment of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw in a pre-teen. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022; 51:1273-1278. [PMID: 35120787 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the jaw is a rare malignant neoplasm, even rarer in teenagers. Radical surgical resection, such as en bloc resection or segmental resection, is the main treatment for MEC of the jaw. This surgical treatment results in a loss of integrity of the jaw. The successful application of iodine-125 brachytherapy for the treatment of intraosseous MEC of the mandible in an 11-year-old girl is reported here. No local recurrence or distant metastasis was observed during 6 years of follow-up. The integrity of the mandible was preserved and the development of the mandible was not significantly affected. Iodine-125 brachytherapy is a potential alternative treatment for central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaw, especially in teenagers, and may preserve the continuity and function of the jaw.
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- Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Lei J, Zhou WX, Lei K, Chen D, Zhang PQ, Xue L, Geng Y. [Analysis of molecular and clinical characteristics of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in the intensive care unit]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:63-68. [PMID: 35092993 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210812-00781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To investigate the carbapenemases distribution of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) in the intensive care unit, and the clinical characteristics between carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) and carbapenem-resistant non-hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-non-hvKP) were compared. A total of 53 non-repetitive CRKP strains isolated from 49 patients in the intensive care unit of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from May 2020 to March 2021 were retrospectively studied. The carbapenemase inhibitor enhancement test was used for screening carbapenemase-producing strains, and the string test was carried out to screen the hypermucoviscosity phenotype. Using PCR to detect five main carbapenemase genes (blaKPC-2, blaNDM, blaIMP , blaVIM and blaOXA-48-like), common serotype (K1 and K2) and virulence gene (rmpA and iutA). Treated the strains with both rmpA and iutA genes as hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumonia (hvKP), and the whole genome sequencing of CR-hvKP was completed. At the same time, the clinical data of 49 patients were sorted out, and the differences in clinical characteristics of CR-hvKP and CR-non-hvKP infected patients were compared using the independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability test. CRKP isolated from the intensive care unit were extensively drug resistance and still had a good sensitivity to polymyxin B and tigecycline. Producing carbapenemases were the main resistance mechanism of CRKP (52/53, 98.1%). Of the 53 CRKP strains, except for 1strain that did not detect carbapenemase, at least one carbapenemase resistance gene was detected in the remaining 52 CRKP strains, of which 45 strains carried an enzyme, including 36 blaKPC-2 (36/53, 67.9%), 8 blaNDM (8/53, 15.1%), 1 blaIMP (1/53, 1.9%), and 7 strains carried with both blaKPC-2 and blaNDM (7/53, 13.2%). String test and virulence gene showed that 7 CR-hvKP strains (13.2%) were detected in 53 CRKP strains, and two of which were hypermucoviscosity phenotype. Sequencing results revealed that CR-hvKP were mainly ST11 type. Almost all patients with CR-hvKP infection were over 60 years old (7/7), with invasive treatment (7/7), pulmonary infection with hypermucoviscosity phenotype (2/7) and high mortality (5/7); and the percentage of neutrophils in patients with CR-hvKP infection (86.44±4.70) % was higher than those patients with CR-non-hvKP infection (78.90±19.15) %, the difference was statistically significant (t=-2.225, P=0.032). The CR-hvKP strains in the intensive care unit mainly produced KPC-2 enzyme, with K2 capsular serotype and ST11 type. It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring and control of the CR-hvKP strain to prevent the co-evolution of drug-resistant and hypervirulent strains.
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- School of Medical Technology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, China Department of Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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Zhang R, Xue T, Shao A, Lang Y, Qin C, Zhao M, Kuang Y, Yu Z, Geng Y, Zhao C, Tang J. Bclaf1 regulates c-FLIP expression and protects cells from TNF-induced apoptosis and tissue injury. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e52702. [PMID: 34693625 PMCID: PMC8728627 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202152702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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TNF stimulation generates pro-survival signals through activation of NF-κB that restrict the build-in death signaling triggered by TNF. The competition between TNF-induced survival and death signals ultimately determines the fate of a cell. Here, we report the identification of Bclaf1 as a novel component of the anti-apoptotic program of TNF. Bclaf1 depletion in multiple cells sensitizes cells to TNF-induced apoptosis but not to necroptosis. Bclaf1 exerts its anti-apoptotic function by promoting the transcription of CFLAR, a caspase 8 antagonist, downstream of NF-κB activation. Bclaf1 binds to the p50 subunit of NF-κB, which is required for Bclaf1 to stimulate CFLAR transcription. Finally, in Bclaf1 siRNA administered mice, TNF-induced small intestine injury is much more severe than in control mice with aggravated signs of apoptosis and pyroptosis. These results suggest Bclaf1 is a key regulator in TNF-induced apoptosis, both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Rui Zhang
- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health and, College of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular DiseaseHebei University of Chinese MedicineShijiazhuangHebeiChina
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- School of Medicine and PharmacyOcean University of ChinaQingdaoChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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Geng Y, Xie X, Wang Y, Jiang DX, Zhang W, Zhang ZL, Zhao Y. [The standardized diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2022; 61:51-59. [PMID: 34979770 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20210616-00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by synovial inflammation of the joints with high risk of disability. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made towards the diagnosis and treatment of RA, and the international RA guidelines have been also kept updated. Nevertheless, there are many challenges in China, especially inadequate number of rheumatologists and insufficient experience in the diagnosis and treatment of RA. Therefore, Chinese Rheumatology Association drafted the standardized diagnosis and treatment of RA based on the available evidence, so as to improve the management of RA patients in China.
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- Y Geng
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Seventh Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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Hao Y, Ji L, Gao D, Fan Y, Wei B, Geng Y, Zhang X, Li G, Zhang Z. AB0280 THE INFLUENCE OF TARGET THERAPY AS WELL AS GLUCOCORTICOIDS TAPERING ON DISEASE FLARE IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: RESULTS FROM A PROSPECTIVE CHINESE COHORT. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been proposed for 7 years and several recommendations were developed [1]. In these recommendations, prevention of flares should be a realistic target. Meanwhile, ‘remission’ or ‘low disease activity’ was recommended as the treatment target and minimizing glucocorticoids (GC) dose or withdrawal if possible was suggested in the maintenance treatment. However, would target therapy and GC tapering/withdrawal influence disease flare?Objectives:To investigate the frequency and determinants of disease flare, especially the influence of target therapy as well as GC tapering on flare in Chinese lupus patients.Methods:The baseline and follow-up data of all consecutive patients in a prospective longitudinal lupus cohort from January 2017 to June 2020 were collected. The lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) was defined as in Golder et al., 2019[2]. The criteria for remission were from DORIS definitions [3]. Flare was assessed using the SELENA-SLEDAI flare index [4].Results:We enrolled 185 patients with disease duration at recruitment of 2.3 (0.8–7.7) years. During the 26.2 (12.5-34.5) months of follow-up, 73 (39.5%) patients experienced 95 flares, including 70 mild/moderate and 25 severe flares. The incidence of flare per patient-year was 0.27. Kaplan-Meier analyses showed that compared with those who never achieved LLDAS or DORIS, the patients who achieved the target at least once had a higher flare free survival rate; meanwhile, the patients with prednisone withdrawn had significantly lower flare free rate compared with those with small dose of GC maintained (≤7.5mg/d) (Figure 1A), but among the patients with different prednisone maintain doses (7.5~5mg, 5~2.5mg, and ≤2.5mg) there was not significant difference (Figure 1B). Cox regression analysis showed that younger age at disease onset and lower Complement 3 (C3) level at recruitment were independent risk factors for flare and achieving LLDAS or DORIS ≥50% of visits was independent protective factor (Table 1).Conclusion:In this Chinese prospective SLE cohort, age at disease onset, C3 level at recruitment and therapeutic target achieving influenced disease flare independently and significantly. GC tapering in appropriate patients and with appropriate pace did not increase the flare rate, but prednisone withdrawal may induce more disease exacerbation, which needs to be confirmed by large prospective studies.References:[1]Van Vollenhoven R F, et al. Treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus: recommendations from an international task force. Ann Rheum Dis, 2014. 73(6): 958-967[2]Golder, V., et al. Lupus low disease activity state as a treatment endpoint for systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective validation study. The Lancet Rheumatology, 2019. 1(2): p. e95-e102.[3]van Vollenhoven R, et al. A framework for remission in SLE: consensus findings from a large international task force on definitions of remission in SLE (DORIS). Ann Rheum Dis. 2017. 76(3): 554–561.[4]Petri M, et al. Classification and definition of major flares in SLE clinical trials. Lupus. 1999. 8(8): 685-691.Table 1.Determinants of disease flare by multivariate Cox regression analysesModel 1(LLDAS) ΔModel 2(RONT) ΔModel 3(Complete RONT) ΔHR95%CIP valueHR95%CIP valueHR95%CIP valueAge at disease onset (years)†0.970.95-0.990.0040.970.95-0.990.0030.970.95-0.990.003Anti-dsDNA positive at recruitment1.340.82-2.180.2171.120.68-1.850.6491.190.73-1.960.486C3 (mg/L) at recruitment0.9980.997-0.9990.0040.9980.997-0.9990.0070.9980.997-1.0000.010Minimum prednisone dose during follow- up (mg/d)0.980.90-1.080.7161.010.94-1.080.7471.040.97-1.110.243Therapeutic target achieved≥50% of observationsΔ0.600.39-0.940.0010.540.34-0.870.0110.680.51-0.920.011Δ In the three hazard models, the different target achievement status were included respectively.RONT: Clinical remission on treatment; Complete RONT: Complete remission on treatment.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Geng Y, Zhang Q, Zhang YQ, Yang LL, Zhao M, Xi B. [Association between parental education level and left ventricular hypertrophy in childhood]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:667-671. [PMID: 34034409 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200610-00854] [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 examine the relationship between parental education level and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in children. Methods: The data comes from the baseline survey of the Huantai Childhood Cardiovascular Health Cohort Study (HCCH) conducted in Huantai County, Zibo City, Shandong Province. A convenient cluster sampling method was used to select a primary school in Huantai County, Zibo City, Shandong Province as a survey point. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from November 2017 to January 2018. A total of 1 316 children aged 6-11 years with complete data were included. LVH was defined as left ventricular mass index ≥ sex-and age-specific 90th percentile values of this population. Education levels of both parents were divided into junior high school or lower, high school, university or higher, respectively. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between parental education level and LVH in children. Results: The age of 1 316 participants was (8.9±1.5) years old. Among them, there were 703 boys (53.4%).After adjusting for gender, age, intake of vegetables and fruits, intake of carbonated drinks, physical activity, sleep time, screen time, overweight or obesity, and occasional hypertension, the logistic regression model results show that compared with those children whose parents' education level is junior high school or below, paternal or maternal education level of college or higher was associated with odds of LVH (father: OR=0.53, 95%CI: 0.33-0.87; mother: OR=0.52, 95%CI: 0.32-0.87; father/mother: OR=0.54,95%CI: 0.32-0.91). Conclusion: Parental education level is inversely associated with LVH in childhood. The probability of LVH in childhood decreases with the increase of parental education levels.
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- Y Geng
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medecine, Shandong University/Children Cardiovascular Research Center of Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Child Health Care, Zibo Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Zibo 255026, China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Child Health Care, Zibo Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Zibo 255026, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medecine, Shandong University/Children Cardiovascular Research Center of Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Nutrition, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medecine, Shandong University/Children Cardiovascular Research Center of Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China
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Zhang Y, Shao AW, Tang J, Geng Y. PML-II recruits ataxin-3 to PML-NBs and inhibits its deubiquitinating activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 554:186-192. [PMID: 33798946 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.03.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) nuclear bodies (NBs) are dynamic and multiprotein complexes implicated in a variety of important biochemical events. Due to alternative mRNA splicing, PML has at least six nuclear isoforms that share a common N-terminus but differ in their C-terminal regions. However, the unique role of each PML isoform is not clear. Here, we report the characterization of the deubiquitinase ataxin-3 as a specific binding partner of PML isoform II (PML-II). Ataxin-3 was identified as a potential binding protein of PML-II in a yeast-hybrid screen employing the unique C-terminal region of PML-II as bait. Ataxin-3 only binds to the C-terminal region of PML-II and not that of other PML isoforms. The interaction between ataxin-3 and PML-II was confirmed by co-immunoprecipition assays, and immunofluorescent microscopy revealed that PML-II and ataxin-3 were co-localized in PML-NBs. In addition, PML-II not only interacts with ataxin-3 with a normal range of poly-Q repeats (13Q), but also with a pathological form of ataxin-3 with extended poly-Q repeats (79Q). Importantly, the deubiquitinase activity of ataxin-3 was inhibited by PML-II. Our results suggest that PML-II may be a negative regulator of ataxin-3.
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- Ying Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, And Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China.
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Zhao L, Wang J, Sun XX, Wang J, Chen Z, Xu X, Dong M, Guo YN, Wang Y, Chen P, Gao W, Geng Y. Development and Evaluation of the Rapid and Sensitive RPA Assays for Specific Detection of Salmonella spp. in Food Samples. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:631921. [PMID: 33718280 PMCID: PMC7946851 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.631921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Salmonella spp. is among the main foodborne pathogens which cause serious foodborne diseases. An isothermal real-time recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) and lateral flow strip detection (LFS RPA) were used to detect Salmonella spp. targeting the conserved sequence of invasion protein A (invA). The Real-time RPA was performed in a portable florescence scanner at 39°C for 20 min. The LFS RPA was performed in an incubator block at 39°C for 15 min, under the same condition that the amplifications could be inspected by the naked eyes on the LFS within 5 min. The detection limit of Salmonella spp. DNA using real-time RPA was 1.1 × 101 fg, which was the same with real-time PCR but 10 times higher than that of LFS RPA assay. Moreover, the practicality of discovering Salmonella spp. was validated with artificially contaminated lamb, chicken, and broccoli samples. The analyzing time dropped from 60 min to proximately 5–12 min on the basis of the real-time and LFS RPA assays compared with the real-time PCR assay. Real-time and LFS RPA assays’ results were equally reliable. There was no cross-reactivity with other pathogens in both assays. In addition, the assays had good stability. All of these helped to show that the developed RPA assays were simple, rapid, sensitive, credible, and could be a potential point-of-need (PON) test required mere resources.
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- Liwei Zhao
- Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Food Microbiology and Animal Quarantine Laboratory, Technology Center of Shijiazhuang Customs, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Food Microbiology and Animal Quarantine Laboratory, Technology Center of Shijiazhuang Customs, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Food Microbiology and Animal Quarantine Laboratory, Technology Center of Shijiazhuang Customs, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Food Microbiology and Animal Quarantine Laboratory, Technology Center of Shijiazhuang Customs, Shijiazhuang, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Human Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Heibei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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Gao F, Yang JH, Liu B, Zhang R, Zhang M, Geng Y. Mechanism of Sodium Valproate Combined with Decitabine in Inhibiting Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Invasion and Metastasis Based on p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/Heat Shock Protein 27 Regulating Proliferation by p53 Pathway. Indian J Pharm Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.spl.344] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Zhao LS, Liu X, Tang JW, Geng Y. [The mechanism of hyperbaric oxygen regulating HMGB1 in the prevention and treatment of encephalopathy after acute CO poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2020; 38:641-645. [PMID: 33036524 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.121094-20200109-00248] [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 study the expression of high mobility group protein 1 (HMGB1) in the brain of rats after hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP) , and to explore the mechanism of HBO in the prevention and treatment of DEACMP pathological process by regulating HMGB1. Methods: 108 SD rats were randomly divided into control group (NC group) and co group (CO group) . HBO treatment group (HBO group) , 48 rats in each group. Co group and HBO group were used to establish CO poisoning model, HBO group were treated with hyperbaric oxygen once a day. Water maze test was used to detect and analyze the memory retention ability of three groups of rats in 3 d, 7 d, 14 d. ELISA was used to detect the plasma concentration of HMGB1、IL-6、TNF-α in three groups of rats on the 1 d, 3 d, 7 d, 14 d, 21 d Concentration. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of HMGB1 and Caspase-3 in the brain of the three groups on the 1 d, 3 d, 7 d, 14 d, 21 d. TUNEL staining was used to detect the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in the three groups. Results: Compared with NC group, the average escape latency of rats in CO group and HBO group was significantly prolonged, and the activity time of platform quadrant in CO group was significantly shortened on 14 d and 21 d (P<0.05) ; compared with CO group, the average escape latency of HBO group on 7 d, 14 d and 21 d was significantly shortened (P<0.05) . Compared with NC group, plasma HMGB1 in CO group and HBO group were significantly increased (P<0.05) ; after 3 days, HBO group was significantly lower than co group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) . The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in HBO group and co group increased rapidly and then decreased gradually. The increased levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in HBO group were significantly lower than those in CO group (P<0.05) . Compared with NC group, the expression of HMGB1 and Caspase-3 in CO group was significantly increased on 3 d, 7 d and 14 d (P<0.05) ; the expression of HMGB1 and Caspase-3 in HBO group was significantly increased on 3 d, 7 d, 14 d and 21 d (P<0.05) ; compared with CO group, the expression of HMGB1 and Caspase-3 in HBO group decreased significantly on 3 d, 7 d, 14 d and 21 d (P<0.05) . The apoptotic index of nerve cells in CO group began to increase at 3 days, which was significantly different from that of NC group (P<0.05) , and the difference was still statistically significant on 21 d (P<0.05) ; the apoptotic index of nerve cells in HBO group was slightly increased, but there was no significant difference compared with NC group (P>0.05) , and the apoptotic index of 3 d, 7 d, 14 d and 21 d in HBO group was significantly lower than that in CO group (P<0.05) . Conclusion: acute CO poisoning can induce the release of HMGB1 and a variety of inflammatory factors. HMGB1 can promote the apoptosis of nerve cells after acute CO poisoning by up regulating the expression of caspase-3 protein, and participate in the pathological process of DEACMP. HBO can down regulate the expression of HMGB1, IL-6, TNF-α and caspase-3 protein, inhibit the apoptosis of nerve cells, and play a protective role on nerve cells.
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- Department of Neurology, TianJin 4th Centre Hospital, TianJin 300140, China
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- Department of Neurology, TianJin 4th Centre Hospital, TianJin 300140, China
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- Department of Neurology, TianJin 4th Centre Hospital, TianJin 300140, China
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- Department of Neurology, TianJin 4th Centre Hospital, TianJin 300140, China
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Zhang FM, Tian SX, Geng Y, Wei CL, Li N, Zhang XG, Xie JP. Novel SLC26A6 gene polymorphism rs184187143 is associated with diabetic ketoacidosis of gestational diabetes. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 23:7526-7531. [PMID: 31539142 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201909_18868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Diabetic ketoacidosis is one of the most serious acute complications of the gestational diabetes and is marked by the triad of the uncontrolled hyperglycemia, acidosis, and ketosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis can be a life-threatening emergency for mother and fetus, whose genetic factors resulting in diabetic ketoacidosis remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the correlation between SLC26A6 gene polymorphism rs184187143 and the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis of gestational diabetic mellitus (GDM). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 98 patients with GDM and 98 patients with diabetic ketoacidosis of GDM were enrolled. The direct sequencing of the products by Polymerase Chain Reactions of the extracted genomic DNA from the involved patients was performed to analyze the SLC26A6 gene polymorphism rs184187143, and the further genotype frequencies were compared to the statistical analysis of the clinical and biochemical data. RESULTS A significantly increased prevalence of the G allele (p = 0.032, OR = 2.326, 95% CI = 1.539-3.516), C/G genotype (p = 0.021, OR = 3.582, 95% CI = 1.216-10.558), and a previously uncharacterized rs184187143, was discovered in the diabetic ketoacidosis of the GDM group. The genotype of SLC26A6 rs184187143 was shown to be markedly associated with increased prevalence of the diabetic ketoacidosis of GDM. CONCLUSIONS Our study firstly established that the G allele and C/G genotype of rs184187143 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in SLC26A6 gene was closely linked with the increased risk for the development of the diabetic ketoacidosis of GDM.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinan City People's Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Geng Y, Gao T, Zhang Z. AB0243 THE SHORT DISEASE DURATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH WORSE MOOD DISORDER IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is commonly associated with mood disorders, especially depression and anxiety. But the status of mood disorders in RA patients with different courses is unknown.Objectives:The aims of this study were to investigate the frequencies of depression and anxiety in patients with early RA and non-early RA, and further to identify the risk factors for mood disorders.Methods:Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were applied to all enrolled RA patients to assess their corresponding status of anxiety and depression. Besides clinical assessment, power Doppler and grey-scale ultrasound of 22 joints were also performed. The status of mood disorder was studied in early RA patients compared to non-early RA patients. Multivariate regression was used to identify the risk factor for mood disorders.Results:201 RA patients were enrolled, with 76 early RA (disease duration≤2 years) and 125 non-early RA (disease duration > 2 years) patients. Mood disorder (depression and/or anxiety) was found in 20.9% (42/201) patients. Depression was more often observed in early RA patients than non-early RA patients (26.3% vs. 14.4%,P=0.036). The similar trend for anxiety was observed also in early RA patients compared to non-early RA patients, although the difference was insignificant (13.2% vs. 5.6%,P=0.062). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that disease duration (OR 0.991 [95% CI 0.985-0.998]), rheumatoid factor concentration (OR 2.697 [95% CI 1.165-6.241]), Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) (OR 1.045 [95% CI 1.001-1.091]) and grey-scale synovitis score (GS score) (OR 1.092 [95% CI 1.032-1.156]) were independent risk factors for predicting depression in RA. Disease duration (OR 0.983 [95% CI 0.970-0.997]), HAQ-DI (OR 1.069 [95% CI 1.002-1.141]) and GS score (OR 1.073 [95% CI 1.005-1.141]) were independent risk factors for predicting anxiety in RA patients.Conclusion:Mood disorders were almost doubled in frequency in early RA patients than non-early RA patients. RA Patients with short disease duration, high HAQ-DI and high GS score were more likely to be in depression and anxiety. More attention is needed to the psychological status of RA patients, especially those at an early stage, with poor physical function and severe synovitis.References:[1]Sturgeon JA, Finan PH, Zautra AJ. Affective disturbance in rheumatoid arthritis: psychological and disease-related pathways. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2016;12(9):532-42.[2]Bacconnier L, Rincheval N, Flipo RM, et al. Psychological distress over time in early rheumatoid arthritis: results from a longitudinal study in an early arthritis cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015; 54(3): 520-7.Acknowledgments:The authors thank all the colleagues in our department.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Geng Y, Cope A, Subesinghe S, Galloway J, Zhang Z, Kirkham B. SAT0562 ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF ULTRASOUND TO THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Being an inflammatory disease of joint, spine or enthesis is the premise of the CASPAR diagnostic criteria for psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Traditionally, the assessment of local inflammation in joint, enthesis and tendon relies on physical examinations. But multiple studies have demonstrated that ultrasound (US) is capable of detecting subclinical inflammation as well as non-inflammatory lesions.Objectives:To compare the capabilities of physical examination and US findings in the diagnosis of early PsA, and further identify the US features which are most valuable for the diagnosis of PsA.Methods:66 patients with suspected PsA or early PsA (disease duration< 2 years) due to psoriasis with joint pain or seronegative inflammatory arthritis were enrolled and further assessed by both physical examination and ultrasound (US).Tender and swollen joint counts based on 68/66 joints, tender tendons, enthesitis (14 entheses) and dactylitis (20 digits) count were collected by physical examination. Abnormalities of peripheral joints, entheses and tendons were also evaluated by US. New bone formation was evaluated by hand X-ray. The diagnostic capacity of CASPAR criteria based on US and based on physical examination were compared. The diagnosis value of US features as well as clinical characteristics were analyzed. The clinical diagnosis of PsA by the expert panel was taken as the standard.Results:CASPAR criteria based on US showed a higher specificity than those based on physical examination (96.7% vs. 53.3%) with a bit decrease of sensitivity (91.7% vs. 97.2%). 36 patients were eventually diagnosed as PsA and 30 patients were non-PsA. Gender distribution, mean age and disease duration were equally distributed in two groups of patients. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was higher in PsA patients than non-PsA patients. Significantly more patients had nail change and new bone formation on hand X-ray in PsA patients than in non-PsA patients (69.4% vs. 26.7%,P=0.001 and 66.7% vs. 13.3%,P<0.001 respectively). Significantly higher frequencies of synovitis/synovium hypertrophy, tenosynovitis and enthesitis were found in PsA patients than non-PsA patients (58.3% vs 20.0%,P=0.002, 38.9% vs 3.3%,P=0.001 and 52.8% vs 13.3%,P=0.002, respectively). Logistic regression analysis showed that nail change (OR=25.1, P=0.007), new bone formation on X-ray (OR=33.1, P=0.003), tenosynovitis on US (OR=149.1, P=0.003) and enthesitis on US (OR=39.2, P=0.008) were independent risk factors for predicting the diagnosis of PsA.Conclusion:US increased the specificity of CASPAR criteria compared with physical examination. Combined nail change, new bone formation on X-ray, tenosynovitis and enthesitis on US improved the diagnosis of early PsA.References:[1]Polachek A, Cook R, Chandran V, et al. The association between sonographic enthesitis and radiographic damage in psoriatic arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2017; 19(1): 189.[2]Faustini F, Simon D, Oliveira I, et al. Subclinical joint inflammation in patients with psoriasis without concomitant psoriatic arthritis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis. Ann Rheum Dis 2016; 75(12): 2068-74.Acknowledgments:The author thank all the colleagues in the department of Rheumatology of Guy’s hospital.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Guo Y, Ahn MJ, Chan A, Wang CH, Kang JH, Kim SB, Bello M, Arora RS, Zhang Q, He X, Li P, Dechaphunkul A, Kumar V, Kamble K, Li W, Kandil A, Cohen EEW, Geng Y, Zografos E, Tang PZ. Afatinib versus methotrexate as second-line treatment in Asian patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck progressing on or after platinum-based therapy (LUX-Head & Neck 3): an open-label, randomised phase III trial. Ann Oncol 2019; 30:1831-1839. [PMID: 31501887 PMCID: PMC6927323 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Treatment options are limited for patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) following progression after first-line platinum-based therapy, particularly in Asian countries. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this randomised, open-label, phase III trial, we enrolled Asian patients aged ≥18 years, with histologically or cytologically confirmed recurrent/metastatic HNSCC following first-line platinum-based therapy who were not amenable for salvage surgery or radiotherapy, and had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0/1. Patients were randomised (2 : 1) to receive oral afatinib (40 mg/day) or intravenous methotrexate (40 mg/m2/week), stratified by ECOG performance status and prior EGFR-targeted antibody therapy. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by an independent central review committee blinded to treatment allocation. RESULTS A total of 340 patients were randomised (228 afatinib; 112 methotrexate). After a median follow-up of 6.4 months, afatinib significantly decreased the risk of progression/death by 37% versus methotrexate (hazard ratio 0.63; 95% confidence interval 0.48-0.82; P = 0.0005; median 2.9 versus 2.6 months; landmark analysis at 12 and 24 weeks, 58% versus 41%, 21% versus 9%). Improved PFS was complemented by quality of life benefits. Objective response rate was 28% with afatinib and 13% with methotrexate. There was no significant difference in overall survival. The most common grade ≥3 drug-related adverse events were rash/acne (4% with afatinib versus 0% with methotrexate), diarrhoea (4% versus 0%), fatigue (1% versus 5%), anaemia (<1% versus 5%) and leukopenia (0% versus 5%). CONCLUSIONS Consistent with the phase III LUX-Head & Neck 1 trial, afatinib significantly improved PFS versus methotrexate, with a manageable safety profile. These results demonstrate the efficacy and feasibility of afatinib as a second-line treatment option for certain patients with recurrent or metastatic HNSCC. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01856478.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- State Key Laboratory in Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung, Taiwan
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- The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Oncology, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Department Oncology, Sujan Surgical Cancer Hospital and Amravati Cancer Foundation, Amravati, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow
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- Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, India
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, First Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Jilin, China
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- Internal Medicine, Alexandria University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
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- Biostatistics, Boehringer Ingelheim (China) Investment Co., Ltd, China
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- Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Geng Y, Tan K, Liu L, Sun XX, Zhao B, Wang J. Development and evaluation of a rapid and sensitive RPA assay for specific detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19:186. [PMID: 31409301 PMCID: PMC6693139 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1562-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) is a leading cause of food poisoning and is of great importance to public health due to the frequency and seriousness of the diseases. The simple, timely and efficient detection of this pathogen is a major concern worldwide. In this study, we established a simple and rapid method based on recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) for the determination of V. parahaemolyticus. According to the gyrB gene sequences of V. parahaemolyticus available in GenBank, specific primers and an exo probe were designed for establishing real-time recombinase polymerase amplification (real-time RPA). Results The real-time RPA reaction was performed successfully at 38 °C, and results were obtained within 20 min. The method only detected V. parahaemolyticus and did not show cross-reaction with other bacteria, exhibiting a high level of specificity. The study showed that the detection limit (LOD) of real-time RPA was 1.02 × 102 copies/reaction. For artificially contaminated samples with different bacteria concentrations, V. parahaemolyticus could be detected within 5–12 min by real-time RPA in oyster sauce, codfish and sleeve-fish at concentrations as low as 4 CFU/25 g, 1 CFU/25 g and 7 CFU/25 g, respectively, after enrichment for 6 h, but were detected in a minimum of 35 min by real-time PCR (Ct values between 27 and 32). Conclusion This study describes a simple, rapid, and reliable method for the detection of V. parahaemolyticus, which could potentially be applied in the research laboratory and disease diagnosis.
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- Yunyun Geng
- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, No.326 South Xinshi Road, Shijiazhuang, 050091, Hebei, China.,College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No.20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050024, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No.20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050024, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, 050024, Hebei, China.,Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, 050024, Hebei, China.,Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No.20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050024, People's Republic of China.
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, 050024, Hebei, China. .,Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, People's Republic of China.
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Wang XY, Zhang R, Wang Z, Geng Y, Lin J, Ma K, Zuo JL, Lu L, Zhang JB, Zhu WW, Chen JH. Meta-analysis of the association between primary tumour location and prognosis after surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases. Br J Surg 2019; 106:1747-1760. [PMID: 31386192 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary tumour location is emerging as an important prognostic factor in localized and metastatic colorectal cancers. However, its prognostic role in colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) after hepatectomy remains controversial. A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to evaluate its prognostic value. METHODS References were identified through searches of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library comparing overall or disease-free survival after hepatic resection between patients with CRLM originating from right- or left-sided colorectal cancers. Data were pooled using hazard ratios (HRs) and 95 per cent confidence intervals according to a random-effects model. Meta-regression and subgroup analyses were conducted to assess the effect of underlying confounding factors on HR estimates and to adjust for this. RESULTS The final analysis included 21 953 patients from 45 study cohorts. Compared with left-sided primary tumour location, right-sided location was associated with worse overall survival (HR 1·39, 95 per cent c.i. 1·28 to 1·51; P < 0·001; prediction interval 1·00 to 1·93), and also tended to have a negative impact on disease-free survival (HR 1·18, 1·06 to 1·32; P = 0·004; prediction interval 0·79 to 1·75). Subgroup analysis showed that the negative effect of right-sided primary tumour location on overall survival was more prominent in the non-Asian population (HR 1·47, 1·33 to 1·62) than the Asian population (HR 1·18, 1·05 to 1·32) (P for interaction <0·01). CONCLUSION This study demonstrated a prognostic role for primary tumour location in patients with CRLM receiving hepatectomy, especially regarding overall survival. Adding primary tumour location may provide important optimization of prognosis prediction models for CRLM in current use.
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Cancer Metastasis, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Geng Y, Dong J, Zhou Q. Rapid improvement of muscle weakness post-thymectomy indicates good long-term neurological outcome in patients with ocular myasthenia gravis. Eur J Neurol 2019; 26:1421-1423. [PMID: 31299129 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14036] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study was conducted to evaluate whether post-thymectomy rapid remission of ocular myasthenia gravis (oMG) is a prognostic indicator of good long-term neurological outcome. METHODS Eighty-four oMG patients who underwent thymectomy at our institute were enrolled. The incidence of 5-year complete stable remission (CSR) was compared between patients with rapid remission of MG status (<1 month after surgery) and those with non-rapid remission. RESULTS Kaplan-Meier survival analysis indicated that the incidence of CSR was higher in oMG patients with rapid remission than in those without rapid remission (P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that rapid remission (odds ratio 16.34, 95% confidence interval 3.58-74.60, P < 0.001) is an independent prognostic factor for CSR. CONCLUSION Postoperative rapid remission of MG status predicts a higher likelihood of complete remission in patients with oMG.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Lu W, Zhang YP, Zhu HG, Zhang T, Zhang L, Gao N, Chang DY, Yin J, Zhou XY, Li MY, Li YT, Li ZZ, He Q, Geng Y. Evaluation and comparison of the diagnostic performance of routine blood tests in predicting liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B infection. Br J Biomed Sci 2019; 76:137-142. [PMID: 31062646 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2019.1615717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background & aims: Biopsy is the gold standard for staging liver fibrosis, but it may be accompanied by complications. As an alternative, non-invasive markers such as transient elastography (for liver fibrosis) and certain combinations of routine blood markers (liver function tests, full blood count) have been developed although their clinical significance remains controversial. Here, we compare the diagnostic values of non-invasive markers for liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. Methods: Transient elastography and routine laboratory tests were performed in 196 patients. Diagnostic performances were compared and were assessed based on the area under the curve (AUC) of a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Results: Elevated GGT to platelet ratio (GPR), the fibrosis index FIB-4 [based on age, AST, platelets and ALT], platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and total bilirubin were independent predictors of liver stiffness defined by transient elastography (all P < 0.001). The AUCs of GPR in predicting both advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis were significantly larger than that of FIB-4 (P = 0.037 and P = 0.008, respectively) and AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) (P = 0.008 and P = 0.005). FIB-4, APRI and red cell volume distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) had similar diagnostic values in discriminating different levels of liver fibrosis. Conclusions: GPR showed the best diagnostic value and RPR and PLR are easily available and inexpensive markers in evaluating fibrosis and cirrhosis. The diagnostic values of these laboratory markers are useful in diagnosing advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis, and in confirming the different levels of liver fibrosis.
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- b Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- c Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center , Peking University Health Science Center , Beijing , China
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- d Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Health and Education, Shanghai Medical College , Fudan University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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- a Department of Laboratory , the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University , Xi'an , China
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Geng Y, Liu G, Liu L, Deng Q, Zhao L, Sun XX, Wang J, Zhao B, Wang J. Real-time recombinase polymerase amplification assay for the rapid and sensitive detection of Campylobacter jejuni in food samples. J Microbiol Methods 2018; 157:31-36. [PMID: 30576752 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), a foodborne pathogen, is a major contributor to human bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide and detrimental to public health. It is crucial for initiating appropriate outbreak control strategies to rapidly detect C. jejuni. As a novel isothermal gene amplification technique, recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) has been developed for the molecular detection of diverse pathogens. In this study, we developed a real-time RPA assay so as to achieve the rapid and efficient detection of C. jejuni by targeting the hipO gene. The specificity and senstivity of real-time RPA was validated and the practical applicability of the method for the detection of C. jejuni in artificially contaminated milk and chicken breast samples was proved by comparing their reaction time, sensitivity, and efficacy with those of real-time PCR and culture-based methods. Based on the real-time RPA assay, analysis time was reduced to approximately 13 mins from 60 mins and the results were as reliable as those of the real-time PCR assay. Taken together, in terms of the detection of C. jejuni, the real-time RPA method was simple, rapid, sensitive, and reliable.
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- Yunyun Geng
- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, No.326 South Xinshi Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050200, People's Republic of China; College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No. 20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, No. 178 Zhonghua South Street, Handan, Hebei 056038, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China; Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China
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- The Eighth Hospital of Shjiazhuang, No. 620, Xinhua Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, No.326 South Xinshi Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050200, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China; Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China; Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No. 20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, People's Republic of China.
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China; Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, No. 318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, People's Republic of China.
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Si Y, Bao H, Han L, Chen L, Zeng L, Jing L, Xing Y, Geng Y. Dexmedetomidine attenuation of renal ischaemia-reperfusion injury requires sirtuin 3 activation. Br J Anaesth 2018; 121:1260-1271. [PMID: 30442253 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine attenuates renal ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury, but its mechanism of action is unclear. As sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) activation can alleviate acute kidney injury, we investigated whether dexmedetomidine acts through SIRT3 to reduce renal I/R injury. METHODS The potential involvement of SIRT3 in dexmedetomidine attenuation of renal I/R injury was tested in HK2 cells subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation and C57BL/6J mice subjected to renal I/R. A short interfering RNA targeting SIRT3 was used in some experiments to examine the potential role of SIRT3. Cell death and mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) were analysed in cultured cells. Mitochondrial damage in mice was assessed using electron microscopy and markers for renal function. Expression of cyclophilin D, cytochrome c, and SIRT3, and the level of cyclophilin D acetylation were determined. RESULTS Hypoxia/reoxygenation of HK2 cells increased cell death, cytochrome C expression, and cyclophilin D acetylation, and decreased Δψm and SIRT3 expression (P<0.05). Dexmedetomidine attenuated these changes. The dexmedetomidine effects were enhanced by SIRT3 overexpression and eliminated by SIRT3 knockdown. I/R in mice damaged renal function, and increased histological lesions, mitochondrial damage, cytochrome c expression, and cyclophilin D acetylation, while SIRT3 activity was decreased by 51% (P<0.05). Dexmedetomidine inhibited these changes in mice expressing normal levels of SIRT3, but not in SIRT3-knockdown mice. CONCLUSIONS Dexmedetomidine appears to act, at least in part, by up-regulating SIRT3 to inhibit mitochondrial damage and cell apoptosis and thereby protect against renal I/R injury.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Geng Y, Wang L, Xu Y, Kumar AG, Tan X, Li X. Wavelength multiplexing of four-wave mixing based fiber temperature sensor with oil-filled photonic crystal fiber. Opt Express 2018; 26:27907-27916. [PMID: 30469848 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.027907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A fiber temperature sensor based on four-wave mixing (FWM) with an oil-filled photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is proposed in this study, and a multipoint measurement based on the wavelength multiplexing of such sensors is constructed for the first time. The sensing performance and signal spectral characteristics of the temperature sensor are theoretically and experimentally studied. The maximum temperature sensitivity of the signal light of 0.207 nm/°C is achieved using a FWM sensing fiber with a length of 10 cm. The signal wavelength response to excitation power is also explored in this experiment. Results showed that the temperature sensor is relatively insensitive to the fluctuation of power change. The wavelength multiplexing of a FWM-based PCF temperature sensor also presents the possibility of multiplexing measurement and multipoint sensing, and high multiplexed capability is theoretically predicted to be obtainable with optimized sensitivity and splicing loss.
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Mu W, Geng Y, Yu Z, Wang K, Huang X, Ou Y, Chen D, He C, Zhong Z, Yang Z, Lai W. FV3-like ranavirus infection outbreak in black-spotted pond frogs (Rana nigromaculata) in China. Microb Pathog 2018; 123:111-114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hua C, Geng Y, Chen Q, Niu L, Cai L, Tao S, Ni Y, Zhao R. Effects of chronic dexamethasone exposure on bile acid metabolism and cecal epithelia function in goats. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2018; 65:9-16. [PMID: 29803110 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2018.05.005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bile acids (BAs) are synthesized in the liver via the oxidation of cholesterol and further metabolized by microbiota in the gut, where they simultaneously impact gut function. In the present study, 10 goats were randomly divided into 2 groups; 1 group was injected with dexamethasone (Dex; 0.2 mg/kg), and the other group was injected with saline as the control (Con) for 21 d. Expression levels of key genes and proteins in the liver and gut mucosa were analyzed and compared to investigate the impact of chronic stress on BA metabolism and related functions in ruminants. The results revealed that Dex decreased plasma total BAs (TBAs) concentration (P < 0.05) but increased TBA concentration in the cecal digesta (P < 0.05). Total cholesterol in the liver decreased moderately in response to Dex. The protein expression of cytochrome P450 family 7 subfamily A member 1 and cytochrome P450 family 27 subfamily A member 1, 2 enzymes that control BA synthesis in the liver, remained unchanged by Dex administration (P > 0.05). The expression of several genes in the cecal mucosa encoding epithelial tight junction proteins, including occludin (P < 0.05), tight junction protein 1 (P < 0.01), and claudin 1 (P < 0.05), increased significantly in response to Dex, and expression of defensin beta 1, which can strengthen the innate immune system, was also upregulated (P < 0.05). In addition, BAs increased the expression of the Solute Carrier family 9 member A 2 (P < 0.01) that encodes a sodium hydrogen exchanger. These results suggest that the Dex-induced disruption of BA homeostasis might be mediated through a liver-independent pathway in goats, and the Dex-induced accumulation of TBAs in the cecal digesta may improve volatile fatty acid transportation and mucosal defense.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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Du Y, Geng Y, Zhang Y. Key performance indicators (KPIS) based on poor prognosis patients are more sensitive to the evaluating effectiveness of different embryo culture incubators. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.1011] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Mu L, Hao Y, Fan Y, Huang H, Yang X, Xie A, Zhang X, Ji L, Geng Y, Zhang Z. Mortality and prognostic factors in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2018; 27:1742-1752. [PMID: 30060721 DOI: 10.1177/0961203318789788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Objectives To investigate the mortality and causes of death in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods We collected the clinical data of all consecutive adult systemic lupus erythematosus patients at the Rheumatology department of Peking University First Hospital between January 2007 and December 2015. The primary causes of death were identified, the standardized mortality ratio and years of life lost were calculated, and the survival and variables associated with mortality were determined by Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analysis respectively. Results The mean age of all 911 patients (814 females and 97 males) was 37.8 ± 14.7 years, the median disease duration at recruitment was 2.6 (0.5–7.0) years, and the median follow-up duration was 3.0 (1.4–5.1) years. Among the 911 patients who were successfully followed up, 45 patients died. Infection (31.1%) was the leading cause of death followed by renal failure, pulmonary arterial hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases. The overall age and sex-adjusted standardized mortality ratio was 3.2 (95% confidence interval 2.4–4.0), and the years of life lost for women and men were 29.8 and 9.4 respectively. Overall survival at 1, 5 and 10 years was 98.2%, 95.3% and 93.7% respectively. Older age at disease onset, infection, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and pulmonary arterial hypertension were independent risk factors for the mortality of systemic lupus erythematosus patients, and longer disease duration at recruitment was an independent protective factor. Conclusions Mortality of systemic lupus erythematosus patients in China was substantial, especially in females, with infection the leading cause of death. Older age at disease onset, infection, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and pulmonary arterial hypertension were associated with poor outcomes.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wen F, Tsekrekos CP, Geng Y, Zhou X, Wu B, Qiu K, Turitsyn SK, Sygletos S. All-optical multilevel amplitude regeneration in a single nonlinear optical loop mirror. Opt Express 2018; 26:12698-12706. [PMID: 29801306 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.012698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We experimentally demonstrate all-optical amplitude regeneration of 4-level pulse amplitude modulated signals (PAM4) based on a single nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM). Four power-plateau regions are achieved using return-to-zero (RZ) pulses of narrow pulse-width, enabling large nonlinear phase shifts within the highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF). We quantify noise suppression characteristics at each amplitude level and obtain an overall EVM improvement of 0.92dB by optimizing input power and distortion strength. A theoretical analysis has been also carried out matching the experimental results and revealing the design characteristics of the regenerator's nonlinear transfer function.
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Geng Y, Liu S, Wang J, Nan H, Liu L, Sun X, Li D, Liu M, Wang J, Tan K. Rapid Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in Food Using a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Based Assay. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-018-1267-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Liu L, Wang J, Geng Y, Wang J, Li R, Shi R, Yuan W. Equipment-free recombinase polymerase amplification assay using body heat for visual and rapid point-of-need detection of canine parvovirus 2. Mol Cell Probes 2018; 39:41-46. [PMID: 29705183 PMCID: PMC7127419 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A visible and equipment-free recombinase polymerase amplification assay combined with a lateral flow strip (LFS RPA) was developed to detect canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2), which is the etiological agent of canine parvovirus disease. The CPV-2 LFS RPA assay was developed based on the VP2 gene and is performed in a closed fist using body heat for 15 min; the products are visible to the naked eye on the LFS within 5 min. The assay could detect CPV-2a, CPV-2b and CPV-2c, and there was no cross-reaction with the other viruses tested. Using the standard CPV-2 DNA as a template, the analytical sensitivity was 1.0 × 102 copies per reaction, which was the same result as that of a real-time PCR. The assay performance was further evaluated by testing 60 canine fecal samples, and CPV-2 DNA was detected in 46 samples (76.7%, 46/60) by LFS RPA, which was the same result as that of the real-time PCR assay and higher than that of the SNAP method (48.3%, 29/60). The novel CPV-2 LFS RPA assay is an attractive and promising tool for rapid and convenient diagnosis of CPV disease, especially cage side and in underequipped laboratories. Visual and rapid molecular assay for detection of CPV-2 was developed. Assay was based on recombinase polymerase amplification and use of lateral flow strip to visualize product. Assay was incubated successfully in a closed fist using body heat. Assay showed high sensitivity and specificity for detection of CPV-2.
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- Libing Liu
- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shijiazhuang 050051, China; Hebei Academy of Science and Technology for Inspection and Quarantine, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shijiazhuang 050051, China; Hebei Academy of Science and Technology for Inspection and Quarantine, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shijiazhuang 050051, China; Hebei Academy of Science and Technology for Inspection and Quarantine, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shijiazhuang 050051, China; Hebei Academy of Science and Technology for Inspection and Quarantine, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China.
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Liu S, Geng Y, Liu L, Sun X, Shao J, Han B, Wang J, Tan K. Development of an isothermal amplification-based assay for the rapid detection of Cronobacter spp. J Dairy Sci 2018. [PMID: 29525314 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cronobacter spp. is an opportunistic pathogen that is associated with rare but life-threatening neonatal infections resulting from the consumption of contaminated powdered infant formula milk (PIF). In the present study, we developed recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) and real-time RPA for the detection of Cronobacter spp. in PIF for the first time by targeting the ompA gene. The specificity and sensitivity of the RPA and real-time RPA were validated and the practical applicability of these methods for the detection of Cronobacter spp. in artificially contaminated PIF samples was proved by comparing their reaction time, sensitivity, and efficacy with those of real-time PCR and the Chinese traditional method. The RPA and real-time RPA assays reduced the analysis time to less than 15 min and the results were as reliable as those of real-time PCR. Taken together, the RPA and real-time RPA assays served as fast, reliable, and sensitive techniques for the detection of Cronobacter spp.
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- Siying Liu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China; College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050020, China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China; Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China; Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China; Hebei Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China.
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Guan Z, Sun J, Wang Z, Geng Y, Xu W. Development of an Open Metadata Schema for Prospective Clinical Research (openPCR) in China. Methods Inf Med 2018; 53:39-46. [DOI: 10.3414/me13-01-0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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SummaryObjectives: In China, deployment of electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical data management system (CDMS) for clinical research (CR) is in its very early stage, and about 90% of clinical studies collected and submitted clinical data manually. This work aims to build an open metadata schema for Prospective Clinical Research (openPCR) in China based on openEHR archetypes, in order to help Chinese researchers easily create specific data entry templates for registration, study design and clinical data collection.Methods: Singapore Framework for Dublin Core Application Profiles (DCAP) is used to develop openPCR and four steps such as defining the core functional requirements and deducing the core metadata items, developing archetype models, defining metadata terms and creating archetype records, and finally developing implementation syntax are followed.Results: The core functional requirements are divided into three categories: requirements for research registration, requirements for trial design, and requirements for case report form (CRF). 74 metadata items are identified and their Chinese authority names are created. The minimum metadata set of openPCR includes 3 documents, 6 sections, 26 top level data groups, 32 lower data groups and 74 data elements. The top level container in openPCR is composed of public document, internal document and clinical document archetypes. A hierarchical structure of openPCR is established according to Data Structure of Electronic Health Record Architecture and Data Stand -ard of China (Chinese EHR Standard). Meta-data attributes are grouped into six parts: identification, definition, representation, relation, usage guides, and administration.Discussions and Conclusion: OpenPCR is an open metadata schema based on research registration standards, standards of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) and Chinese healthcare related stand -ards, and is to be publicly available throughout China. It considers future integration of EHR and CR by adopting data structure and data terms in Chinese EHR Standard. Archetypes in openPCR are modularity models and can be separated, recombined, and reused. The authors recommend that the method to develop openPCR can be referenced by other countries when designing metadata schema of clinical research. In the next steps, openPCR should be used in a number of CR projects to test its applicability and to continuously improve its coverage. Besides, metadata schema for research protocol can be developed to structurize and standardize protocol, and syntactical interoperability of openPCR with other related standards can be considered.
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Geng Y, Wang J, Liu L, Lu Y, Tan K, Chang YZ. Development of real-time recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid and sensitive detection of canine parvovirus 2. BMC Vet Res 2017; 13:311. [PMID: 29110666 PMCID: PMC5674863 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-017-1232-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Canine parvovirus 2, a linear single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the genus Parvovirus within the family Parvoviridae, is a highly contagious pathogen of domestic dogs and several wild canidae species. Early detection of canine parvovirus (CPV-2) is crucial to initiating appropriate outbreak control strategies. Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA), a novel isothermal gene amplification technique, has been developed for the molecular detection of diverse pathogens. In this study, a real-time RPA assay was developed for the detection of CPV-2 using primers and an exo probe targeting the CPV-2 nucleocapsid protein gene. Results The real-time RPA assay was performed successfully at 38 °C, and the results were obtained within 4–12 min for 105–101 molecules of template DNA. The assay only detected CPV-2, and did not show cross-detection of other viral pathogens, demonstrating a high level of specificity. The analytical sensitivity of the real-time RPA was 101 copies/reaction of a standard DNA template, which was 10 times more sensitive than the common RPA method. The clinical sensitivity of the real-time RPA assay matched 100% (n = 91) to the real-time PCR results. Conclusion The real-time RPA assay is a simple, rapid, reliable and affordable method that can potentially be applied for the detection of CPV-2 in the research laboratory and point-of-care diagnosis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12917-017-1232-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yunyun Geng
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No.20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050024, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, People's Republic of China.,Hebei Academy of inspection and quarantine science and technology, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Inspection and Quarantine, Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, People's Republic of China.,Hebei Academy of inspection and quarantine science and technology, No.318 Hepingxilu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No.20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050024, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No.20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050024, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No.20, Road E. 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050024, People's Republic of China.
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Ma BS, Chang Q, Geng Y, Liu GH, Dong H, Sun YQ. 02 Brain cancer prediction using machine learning methods and high-throughput molecular data. J Investig Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-2017-mebabstracts.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wang J, Wang J, Geng Y, Yuan W. A recombinase polymerase amplification-based assay for rapid detection of African swine fever virus. Can J Vet Res 2017; 81:308-312. [PMID: 29081590 PMCID: PMC5644446] [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] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)-based method was developed for rapid and specific detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV), the etiologic agent of African swine fever, a devastating disease of swine. Primers and the exo probe targeting the conserved region of the P72 gene of ASFV were designed and the reaction was run on the Genie III scanner device. Using recombinant plasmid DNA containing the P72 gene as template, we showed that the amplified product could be detected in less than 10 min and that the detection limit was 102 copies DNA/reaction [same detection limit as real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)]. The RPA assay did not cross-detect CSFV, PCV-2, PRV, PRRSV, or FMDV, common viruses seen in pigs. Tests of recombinant plasmid-spiked serum samples revealed that RPA and real-time PCR had the same diagnostic rate. The RPA assay, which is simple, cost-effective, and fast, is a promising alternative to real-time PCR for ASFV detection.
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- Address all correspondence to Dr. Wanzhe Yuan; telephone: +86 312 7528 377; e-mail:
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Fernandes SN, Geng Y, Godinho MH. Twisted, 10–12 May 2017, Luxembourg. Liquid Crystals Today 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/1358314x.2017.1359408] [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: 10/19/2022]
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- S. N. Fernandes
- i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Physics & Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Zhou L, Song J, Yang S, Meng S, Lv X, Yue J, Mina A, Puchi B, Geng Y, Yang L. Bone mass loss is associated with systolic blood pressure in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes in Tibet: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:1693-1698. [PMID: 28154942 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-3930-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED We conducted an observational cross-section study to investigate the status of bone mineral mass of Tibetan postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes and the possible predictors for osteoporosis. We found that prevalence of osteoporosis was 27.0% and blood pressure was an independent risk factor for bone mass loss. INTRODUCTION The aims of this study is to investigate the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes dwelling in Tibet and the possible risk factors for bone mass loss. METHODS We recruited 99 Chinese Tibetan postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes from the department of endocrinology of People's Hospital Tibet Autonomous Region. Multiple sites of bone mineral density (BMD) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The subjects were divided into three groups based on BMD T-score: osteoporosis, osteopenia, and normal. The clinical characteristics were compared between groups. The risk factors for bone mass loss were assessed by multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS Among diabetic postmenopausal women dwelling in high altitude, mean age was 62 ± 8 years, the median postmenopausal period was 12 years (5, 20), the median duration of diabetes mellitus was 3 years (1, 8), and mean BMI was 27.6 ± 4.2 kg/m2. Patients (52.5%) had hypertension. The percentages of patients with osteoporosis, osteopenia and normal BMD were 27.3, 42.4, and 30.3%, respectively. HbA1c and systolic blood pressure (SBP) were independently associated with T-scores of spine; ages and SBP were independently associated with T-scores of femoral neck or hip. CONCLUSIONS Among diabetic postmenopausal women dwelling in high altitude, 27.3% patients have osteoporosis, 42.4% patients have osteopenia, and 30.3% are normal. The BMD T-score of spine was inversely associated with SBP and positively associated with HbA1c, while the BMD T-score of femoral neck or hip was inversely associated with ages and SBP.
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MESH Headings
- Absorptiometry, Photon/methods
- Aged
- Altitude
- Blood Pressure/physiology
- Bone Density/physiology
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/epidemiology
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/etiology
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/physiopathology
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertension/complications
- Hypertension/epidemiology
- Hypertension/physiopathology
- Middle Aged
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/epidemiology
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/etiology
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/physiopathology
- Prevalence
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Tibet/epidemiology
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- L Zhou
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University of People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China.
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Ali M, Ashraf U, Chaudhry N, Geng Y. Unsafe waste management practices and hepatitis C among hospital sanitary staff in Pakistan. J Hosp Infect 2017; 96:95-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhang H, Chen L, Geng Y, Zheng Y, Wang Y. Modified anastomotic technique for thoracolaparoscopic Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy: early outcomes and technical details. Dis Esophagus 2017; 30:1-5. [PMID: 28375449 DOI: 10.1093/dote/dow021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Thoracoscopic intrathoracic esophagogastrostomy is a technically demanding operation; these technical requirements restrict the extensive application of minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. In an attempt to reduce the difficulty of this surgical procedure, this study developed a modified anastomotic technique for thoracolaparoscopic Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. During the entirety of this modified approach, neither technically challenging operations such as intrathoracic suturing or knotting, nor special instruments such as an OrVil system or a reverse-puncture head are required. Between October 2015 and January 2016, 15 consecutive patients with cancer in the distal third of the esophagus or the gastric cardia underwent this modified surgical procedure. The good short-term outcomes that were achieved suggest that the modified anastomotic technique is safe and feasible for thoracolaparoscopic Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy.
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Cariati E, Liu X, Geng Y, Forni A, Lucenti E, Righetto S, Decurtins S, Liu SX. Stimuli-responsive NLO properties of tetrathiafulvalene-fused donor–acceptor chromophores. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:22573-22579. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04687a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Tetrathiafulvalene-fused electron donor–acceptor dyads display second order nonlinear optical properties that can be triggered by a pH or a redox stimulus.
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- E. Cariati
- Department of Chemistry
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- INSTM UdR of Milano
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Bern
- CH-3012 Bern
- Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Bern
- CH-3012 Bern
- Switzerland
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- ISTM-CNR
- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies of CNR, and INSTM UdR of Milano
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- ISTM-CNR
- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies of CNR, and INSTM UdR of Milano
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- INSTM UdR of Milano
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Bern
- CH-3012 Bern
- Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Bern
- CH-3012 Bern
- Switzerland
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Bi ZM, Zhou QF, Geng Y, Zhang HM. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate experimental cirrhosis through activation of keratinocyte growth factor by suppressing microRNA-199. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:4905-4912. [PMID: 27981544] [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: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) has a demonstrated role in the prevention of cirrhosis during liver regeneration. Previous studies have shown that transplantation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs) reduces the development of cirrhosis after liver injury. However, whether KGF may be involved in the underlying molecular mechanisms remains unknown. Here we addressed this question. MATERIALS AND METHODS We did HUCMSC transplantation in mice that had developed cirrhosis by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). The effects of UCMSC transplantation on KGF levels and liver damage were examined. The level of a KGF-targeting microRNA, miR-199, was examined. The regulation of KGF by miR-199 was studied by bioinformatics analyses and luciferase reporter assay. RESULTS HUCMSC transplantation significantly ameliorated the severity of liver fibrosis, reduced portal hypertension and sodium retention that were induced by CCl4. HUCMSC transplantation significantly increased the levels of KGF in the injured liver, seemingly through suppression of miR-199, which targeted 3'-UTR of KGF mRNA to inhibit its protein translation. CONCLUSIONS HUCMSCs may ameliorate cirrhosis through activation of KGF by suppressing miR-199.
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- Z-M Bi
- Department of Hematology, No. 1 Hospital of Zibo Municipality, Zibo, China.
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Al-Musawi RSJ, Brousseau EB, Geng Y, Borodich FM. Insight into mechanics of AFM tip-based nanomachining: bending of cantilevers and machined grooves. Nanotechnology 2016; 27:385302. [PMID: 27532247 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/38/385302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Atomic force microscope (AFM) tip-based nanomachining is currently the object of intense research investigations. Values of the load applied to the tip at the free end of the AFM cantilever probe used for nanomachining are always large enough to induce plastic deformation on the specimen surface contrary to the small load values used for the conventional contact mode AFM imaging. This study describes an important phenomenon specific for AFM nanomachining in the forward direction: under certain processing conditions, the deformed shape of the cantilever probe may change from a convex to a concave orientation. The phenomenon can principally change the depth and width of grooves machined, e.g. the grooves machined on a single crystal copper specimen may increase by 50% on average following such a change in the deformed shape of the cantilever. It is argued that this phenomenon can take place even when the AFM-based tool is operated in the so-called force-controlled mode. The study involves the refined theoretical analysis of cantilever probe bending, the analysis of experimental signals monitored during the backward and forward AFM tip-based machining and the inspection of the topography of produced grooves.
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- R S J Al-Musawi
- Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kufa University, Iraq
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Geng Y, Zhang Z. SAT0530 Deep Clinical Remission - An Optimized Target in The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Experience from An Ultrasonography Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1218] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Eremin A, Geng Y, Stannarius R, Ostapenko T, Challa PK, Gleeson JT, Jákli A, Klein S. Correction: Peculiarities of the magneto-optical response in dispersions of anisometric pigment nano-particles. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra90089e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Correction for ‘Peculiarities of the magneto-optical response in dispersions of anisometric pigment nano-particles’ by A. Eremin et al., RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 80666–80669.
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- A. Eremin
- Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
- FNW/IEP/ANP
- 39016 Magdeburg
- Germany
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- Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
- FNW/IEP/ANP
- 39016 Magdeburg
- Germany
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- Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
- FNW/IEP/ANP
- 39016 Magdeburg
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS)
- 37077 Göttingen
- Germany
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- Department of Physics
- Kent State University
- Kent
- USA
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- Liquid Crystal Institute
- Kent State University
- Kent
- USA
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- HP Laboratories
- Bristol BS34 8QZ
- UK
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