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Tang C, Mercelis B, Zhang F, Mocquot C, Nakanishi K, Yoshihara K, Peumans M, Van Meerbeek B. Filler Mixed Into Adhesives Does Not Necessarily Improve Their Mechanical Properties. Oper Dent 2024:500011. [PMID: 38632849 DOI: 10.2341/23-106-l] [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] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the influence of filler type/loading on the micro-tensile fracture strength (μTFS) of adhesive resins, as measured 'immediately' upon preparation and after 1-week water storage ('water-stored'). METHODS The morphology and particle-size distribution of three filler particles, referred to as 'Glass-S' (Esschem Europe), 'BioUnion' (GC), and 'CPC_Mont', were correlatively characterized by SEM, TEM, and particle-size analysis. These filler particles were incorporated into an unfilled adhesive resin ('BZF-29unfilled', GC) in different concentrations to measure the 'immediate' μTFS. After 1-week water storage, the 'water-stored' μTFS of the experimental particle-filled adhesive resins with the most optimum filler loading, specific for each filler type, was measured. In addition, the immediate and water-stored μTFS of the adhesive resins of three experimental two-step universal adhesives based on the same resin matrix but varying for filler type/loading, coded as 'BZF-21' (containing silica and bioglass), 'BZF-29' (containing solely silica), and 'BZF-29_hv' (highly viscous with a higher silica loading than BZF-29), and of the adhesive resins of the gold-standard adhesives OptiBond FL ('Opti-FL', Kerr) and Clearfil SE Bond 2 ('C-SE2', Kuraray Noritake) was measured along with that of BZF-29unfilled (GC) serving as control/reference. Statistics involved one-way and two-way ANOVA followed by post-hoc multiple comparisons (α<0.05). RESULTS Glass-S, BioUnion, and CPC_Mont represent irregular fillers with an average particle size of 8.5-9.9 μm. Adding filler to BZF-29unfilled decreased μTFS regardless of filler type/loading. One-week water storage reduced μTFS of all adhesive resins except BZF-21, with the largest reduction in μTFS recorded for BZF-29unfilled. Among the three filler types, the μTFS of the 30 wt% Glass-S and 20 wt% BioUnion filled adhesive resin was not significantly different from the μTFS of BZF-29unfilled upon water storage. CONCLUSIONS Adding filler particles into adhesive resin did not enhance its micro-tensile fracture strength but appeared to render it less sensitive to water storage as compared to the unfilled adhesive resin investigated.
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- C Tang
- Chuliang Tang, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT, Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium
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- Ben Mercelis, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT, Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium
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- Fei Zhang, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT, Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Materials Engineering, Leuven, Belgium; 3Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire des Multimatériaux et Interfaces, Villeurbanne, France
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- Caroline Mocquot, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire des Multimatériaux et Interfaces, Villeurbanne, France; Université Paris Cité, Faculté dentaire, Hôpital Rothschild, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Ko Nakanishi, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT, Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium; Hokkaido University, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Sapporo, Japan
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- Kumiko Yoshihara, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Health and Medical Research Institute, Kagawa, Japan; Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pathology & Experimental Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Marleen Peumans, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT, Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium
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- *Bart Van Meerbeek, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT, Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium
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Lv A, BianBaZhuoMa, DeQiong, DaWaZhuoMa, PuBuZhuoMa, Yao D, LangJiQuZhen, Lu Y, Cai L, DaZhen, Tang C, BianBaZhuoMa, Zhang Y, Yin J, Ding T, DaWaCang, Wu M, Chen Y, Li Y. Effect of COVID-19 infection on pregnant women in plateau regions. Public Health 2024; 229:57-62. [PMID: 38401193 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aims to explore the effect of COVID-19 infection on pregnant women in plateau regions. STUDY DESIGN Data from 381 pregnant women infected with COVID-19 who underwent prenatal examination or treatment at Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region between January 2020 and December 2022 and 314 pregnant women not infected with COVID-19 were retrospectively collected. METHODS The study participants were divided into an infected and non-infected group according to whether they were infected with COVID-19. Basic information (ethnicity, age, body mass index and gestational age [GA]), vaccination status, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and delivery outcomes were compared. Binary logistic regression was used to analyse the influencing factors of ICU admission. RESULTS The results revealed significant differences in the GA, vaccination rate, blood pressure, partial pressure of oxygen, white blood cell (WBC) count, ICU admission rate, preeclampsia rate, forearm presentation rate, thrombocytopenia rate, syphilis infection rate and placental abruption rate between the two groups (P < 0.05). A univariate analysis showed that COVID-19 infection, hepatitis B virus infection, the WBC count and hypoproteinaemia were risk factors for ICU admission. The results of the multivariate analysis of the ICU admission of pregnant women showed that COVID-19 infection (odds ratio [OR] = 4.271, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 3.572-5.820, P < 0.05) was a risk factor for ICU admission and the WBC count (OR = 0.935, 95 % CI: 0.874-0.947, P < 0.05) was a protective factor for ICU admission. CONCLUSION Pregnant women are vulnerable to the adverse consequences of COVID-19 infection, and public health measures such as vaccination are needed to protect this population subgroup.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, NO. 1 DaHua Road, Dong Dan, Beijing, 100730, PR China; Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Lhasa People's Hospital, No. 1, Beijing Middle Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 850000, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Lhasa People's Hospital, No. 1, Beijing Middle Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 850000, PR China
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- Nyingchi People's Hospital, No. 11, Water Garden, Bayi Town, Bayi District, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, 860000, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, NO. 10 Chagu Avenue, Doilungdêqên District, Liuwu New Area, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 851414, PR China
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- Tibet University Medical School, No. 10, Zangda East Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 850000, PR China
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- Tibet University Medical School, No. 10, Zangda East Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 850000, PR China
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- Tibet University Medical School, No. 10, Zangda East Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, 850000, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, NO. 1 DaHua Road, Dong Dan, Beijing, 100730, PR China.
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Xie YI, Tang C, Qin JP, Gu HQ, Wang ZW, Liu Q. Molecular docking technology and network pharmacology based on Rhapontici Radix-Cremastrae Pseudobulbus drug pair in treating breast cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:10204-10212. [PMID: 37975344 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202311_34295] [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: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Network pharmacology is a bioinformatics-based research strategy for identifying the mechanisms of drugs and promoting drug development. This study used network pharmacology to investigate the mechanism of the Loulu-Cremastrae Pseudobulbus drug pair treating breast cancer (BC). MATERIALS AND METHODS The ingredients and potential targets of the drug pair were searched with Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCSMP). National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and gene cards were used to search the targets of BC. Networks of "drugs-components-targets" and protein-protein interaction were constructed through Cytoscape. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis were carried out through common targets. Using AutoDock tool, molecular docking was performed to verify the binding between key targets and compounds. RESULTS Finally, we selected 6 active compounds from the drug pair. A total of 61 targets were associated with the drug pair, and 15,295 targets were related to BC. 55 common targets were obtained after the intersection. The key targets included Transcription factor Jun (JUN), Heat shock protein HSP 90-alpha (HSP90AA1), and Caspase-3(CASP3). 327 terms were obtained by GO analysis. 78 pathways (p < 0.05) were identified through KEGG analysis. Molecular docking indicated that important compounds combined well with key targets. CONCLUSIONS Various active compounds, including beta-sitosterol, 2-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-4,5-diol, and stigmasterol, can regulate multiple signaling pathways related to BC, such as the estrogen and prolactin signaling pathways, playing therapeutic roles in BC.
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- Y-I Xie
- Department of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China.
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Ma Q, Ma J, Cui J, Zhang C, Li Y, Liu J, Xie K, Luo E, Tang C, Zhai M. Oxygen enrichment protects against intestinal damage and gut microbiota disturbance in rats exposed to acute high-altitude hypoxia. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1268701. [PMID: 37901817 PMCID: PMC10600524 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1268701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Acute high-altitude hypoxia can lead to intestinal damage and changes in gut microbiota. Sustained and reliable oxygen enrichment can resist hypoxic damage at high altitude to a certain extent. However, it remains unclear whether oxygen enrichment can protect against gut damage and changes in intestinal flora caused by acute altitude hypoxia. For this study, eighteen male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups, control (NN), hypobaric hypoxic (HH), and oxygen-enriched (HO). The NN group was raised under normobaric normoxia, whereas the HH group was placed in a hypobaric hypoxic chamber simulating 7,000 m for 3 days. The HO group was exposed to oxygen-enriched air in the same hypobaric hypoxic chamber as the HH group for 12 h daily. Our findings indicate that an acute HH environment caused a fracture of the crypt structure, loss of epithelial cells, and reduction in goblet cells. Additionally, the structure and diversity of bacteria decreased in richness and evenness. The species composition at Phylum and Genus level was characterized by a higher ratio of Firmicutes and Bacteroides and an increased abundance of Lactobacillus with the abundance of Prevotellaceae_NK3B31_group decreased in the HH group. Interestingly, after oxygen enrichment intervention, the intestinal injury was significantly restrained. This was confirmed by an increase in the crypt depth, intact epithelial cell morphology, increased relative density of goblet cells, and higher evenness and richness of the gut microbiota, Bacteroidetes and Prevotellaceae as the main microbiota in the HO group. Finally, functional analysis showed significant differences between the different groups with respect to different metabolic pathways, including Amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, and metabolism. In conclusion, this study verifies, for the first time, the positive effects of oxygen enrichment on gut structure and microbiota in animals experiencing acute hypobaric hypoxia.
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- Qianqian Ma
- The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Sherry AD, Haymaker C, Bathala T, Lu X, Medina-Rosales M, Marmonti E, Pradeep H, Liu S, Fellman B, Mok H, Choi S, Chun SG, Aparicio A, Kovitz C, Zurita-Saavedra A, Gomez DR, Reuben A, Wistuba I, Corn PG, Tang C. Peripheral T-Cell Priming and Micrometastatic Disease Control with Metastasis-Directed Therapy: Multidimensional Immunogenomic Profiling of Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer in the EXTEND Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S33-S34. [PMID: 37784479 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Comprehensive metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) for oligometastatic prostate cancer extended progression-free survival (PFS) and time to new lesion formation in the intermittent hormone therapy (HT) basket of EXTEND. To better understand the mechanism of MDT benefit, we pooled the intermittent and continuous HT baskets of EXTEND and tested the hypothesis that adding MDT to HT would program systemic T-cells to control micrometastatic disease. MATERIALS/METHODS A total of 174 men were randomized to HT with or without MDT to up to 5 sites of metastases. HT was given for 6 months (intermittent basket, n = 87) or indefinitely (continuous basket, n = 87). Peripheral blood samples were drawn at enrollment, at the end of MDT, at 3 months follow-up (3 mo F/U), and at progression and then analyzed by flow cytometry, T-cell receptor (TCR)-β CDR3 variable region sequencing, multiplex cytokine profiling, and next-generation circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) sequencing. TCR clonal expansion was determined using a published betabinomial model. Repertoire changes were assessed by Morisita's index, and dominant TCR repertoire motifs were characterized with ImmunoMap. Associations between blood markers and PFS were evaluated with Cox regression adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) accounting for randomization arm and stratifying for intermittent vs continuous HT. RESULTS Randomization to MDT+HT was associated with T-cell activation, proliferation, and clonal expansion. This response was first observed at end-MDT as upregulated expression of T-cell activation and inhibition markers (i.e., ICOS, Tim-3, and LAG-3) and increases in highly proliferative CD4+ and CD8+ Ki67hi T-cells (all P<0.05). TCR sequencing of 7,678,911 T-cells revealed that MDT+HT was associated with TCR clonal expansion, remodeling of the TCR repertoire, and changes in dominant TCR motifs at end-MDT and 3 mo F/U (all P<0.05). Observed T-cell priming could be driven by signaling networks of canonical T-cell stimulatory cytokines (IL-2, IL-12, and IL-15), which were upregulated at end-MDT and persisted at 3 mo F/U (all P<0.05). This modulation of T-cell phenotype, clonotype, and cytokine concentrations was not observed in the HT-monotherapy arm. At end-MDT, systemic T-cell responses were associated with improved PFS, most notably CD8+ T-cell expression of LAG-3 (aHR 0.22, 95% CI 0.03-0.91) and high TCR clonal expansion (aHR 0.13, 95% CI 0.02-0.52). High ctDNA burden at end-MDT correlated with worse PFS (aHR 1.41, 95% CI 1.04-2.54), as did CD8+ T-cell expression of inhibitory receptor TIGIT at 3 mo F/U (aHR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01-1.06). CONCLUSION The addition of MDT to HT induced systemic T-cell activation and expansion, which was not observed in the HT-only arm. This systemic immune response was independently associated with improved PFS. In addition to cytoreduction of macroscopic disease, MDT-induced immune education may be an important complementary mechanism of micrometastatic control in oligometastatic prostate cancer.
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- A D Sherry
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Genitourinary Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Genitourinary Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Thoracic-Head & Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Department of Genitourinary Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Reddy JP, Liu S, Bathala T, Smith BD, Ramirez D, Shaitelman SF, Chun SG, Brewster AM, Barcenas CH, Ghia AJ, Ludmir EB, Patel AB, Shah SJ, Woodward WA, Gomez DR, Tang C. Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy to Standard of Care Systemic Therapy for Oligometastatic Breast Cancer (EXTEND): A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S136-S137. [PMID: 37784348 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Prior retrospective and prospective evidence have suggested a potential survival benefit of adding metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) to standard of care systemic therapy for oligometastatic breast cancer. This has led to the increased utilization of MDT in this setting despite the lack of randomized evidence to support this approach. Furthermore, the recent presentation of NRG-BR002 has questioned the value of MDT. Thus, we evaluated whether the addition of MDT to systemic therapy improves PFS in oligometastatic breast cancer. MATERIALS/METHODS EXTEND (NCT03599765) is a phase II randomized basket trial for multiple solid tumors testing whether the addition of MDT improves PFS. The primary endpoint was pre-specified to be independently assessed and reported for the breast basket when a minimum of 6 months of follow-up had been reached. Patients with ≤5 metastases were randomized to standard of care systemic therapy with or without MDT. The choice of systemic therapy was at the discretion of the treating medical oncologist. Number of metastatic lesions and prior lines of systemic therapy for metastatic disease were used as stratification variables pre-randomization. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) defined as time to randomization to date of clinical or radiographic progression or death. The study was designed to have 80% power to detect an improvement in median PFS from 18 to 36 months, with a type I error of 0.1. RESULTS Between September 2018 to July 2022, 43 patients were randomized. 22 patients were assigned to the MDT arm, and 21 patients to the no MDT arm. Three patients were not evaluable. The MDT arm patients were older vs the no-MDT arm patients (median 61.5 years vs 48 years, p = 0.01). Otherwise, the arms were well-balanced. Overall, 8 patients had triple negative disease (18.6%), and 12 patients (30%) had de novo metastatic disease. Of those patients with de novo presentation randomized to MDT, all except one had the primary tumor treated with surgery and radiation. At a median follow-up of 19.4 months, 20 events were observed. Among the 40 evaluable patients, there were 5 deaths (3 in the MDT arm and 2 in the no MDT arm). There was no difference in PFS between the MDT and no MDT arms (median 15.6 v 24.9 months, p = 0.66). Similarly, there was no difference in the secondary endpoint of time to new metastatic lesion appearance between the MDT and no MDT arms (median 15.6 months vs not reached, p = 0.09). Two grade 3 toxicities were observed in the MDT arm, and 1 in the no MDT arm. Further analysis of correlative translational biomarkers, including immune markers and ctDNA, are ongoing. CONCLUSION The addition of MDT to standard of care systemic therapy did not improve PFS or time to new metastatic lesion in patients with oligometastatic breast cancer. This data coupled with the recently presented NRG-BR002 results, suggests there is no benefit to MDT in an otherwise unselected oligometastatic breast cancer population.
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- J P Reddy
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Breast Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Breast Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Genitourinary Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Florez M, De B, Kowalchuk RO, Tang C, Bishop AJ, Kouzy R, Amini B, Briere TM, Beckham T, Wang C, Li J, Tatsui C, Rhines LD, Merrell KW, Ghia AJ. Validation of the Prognostic Index for Spine Metastasis (PRISM) Score for Stratifying Survival in Patients Treated with Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e103-e104. [PMID: 37784632 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Stereotactic spinal radiosurgery (SSRS) has been increasingly utilized as a first-line treatment for the management of spine metastases due to its ability to prolong survival and improve symptom control. Studies have shown that SSRS is helpful for select patients; however, there is no universal scoring system utilized to predict patient response to treatment. The Prognostic Index for Spinal Metastases (PRISM) score was shown to predict the likelihood of patients benefiting from SSRS. We sought to further demonstrate its generalizability by performing validation with a large dataset from a second high-volume institution. MATERIALS/METHODS We performed a retrospective review from 2017-2019 of 424 patients treated with SSRS at a single institution. Patients were stratified on the previously described PRISM criteria: Female sex (+2), solitary bone disease (+3), performance status (0 through +3.5), prior surgery at the SSRS site (+1), number of other metastatic sites (-N), prior radiation at the SSRS site (-1), and latency to treatment ≥ 5 months (+3). Patients were grouped based on PRISM scores: >7, Group 1; 4-7, Group 2; 1-3, Group 3; <1 Group 4. There were 89, 188, 88, and 59 patients in Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Most patients were male (70%) with a performance status of 0 (53%). The most common tumor histologies were prostate (34%), renal (18%), and lung (11%). The median biological effective dose (BED10) was 60 Gy (interquartile range [IQR], 60-82). We performed Cox proportional hazards analysis on overall survival (OS) based on PRISM score and patient and tumor characteristics. Concordance indices created from PRISM criteria and the multivariate Cox proportional analysis were compared. RESULTS The median follow-up time was 50.5 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 45.8-54.7) with a median overall survival of 30.3 months (95% CI, 27.3-38.4). The median overall survivals for PRISM Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 57.1, 37, 23.7, and 8.8 months, respectively. There were significant differences in overall survival among PRISM groups with hazard ratios of 0.49 (95% CI, 0.35-0.69; P<0.001) for Group 1, 0.71 (95% CI, 0.55-0.91); P<0.007) for Group 2, 1,45 (95% CI, 1.08-1.94); P = 0.010) for Group 3, and 3.47 (95% CI, 2.56-4.70; P<0.001) for Group 4. Multivariable Cox analysis for patient and tumor characteristics revealed only the number of organs involved and performance status as significant clinicopathologic prognostic attributes. However, the C-index using the PRISM criteria was 0.76, which was superior to the C-index when using the significant clinicopathologic attributes by themselves (0.71). CONCLUSION These data demonstrate robust validation of the PRISM score to stratify OS in patients treated with SSRS and may help guide optimal treatment selection in prospective trials and clinical settings.
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- M Florez
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Landy R, Killcoyne S, Tang C, Juniat S, O’Donovan M, Goel N, Gehrung M, Fitzgerald RC. Real-world implementation of non-endoscopic triage testing for Barrett's oesophagus during COVID-19. QJM 2023; 116:659-666. [PMID: 37220898 PMCID: PMC10497181 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcad093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) curtailed endoscopy services, adding to diagnostic backlogs. Building on trial evidence for a non-endoscopic oesophageal cell collection device coupled with biomarkers (Cytosponge), an implementation pilot was launched for patients on waiting lists for reflux and Barrett's oesophagus surveillance. AIMS (i) To review reflux referral patterns and Barrett's surveillance practices. (ii) To evaluate the range of Cytosponge findings and impact on endoscopy services. DESIGN AND METHODS Cytosponge data from centralized laboratory processing (trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) for intestinal metaplasia (IM), haematoxylin & eosin for cellular atypia and p53 for dysplasia) over a 2-year period were included. RESULTS A total of 10 577 procedures were performed in 61 hospitals in England and Scotland, of which 92.5% (N = 9784/10 577) were sufficient for analysis. In the reflux cohort (N = 4074 with gastro-oesophageal junction sampling), 14.7% had one or more positive biomarkers (TFF3: 13.6% (N = 550/4056), p53: 0.5% (21/3974), atypia: 1.5% (N = 63/4071)), requiring endoscopy. Among samples from individuals undergoing Barrett's surveillance (N = 5710 with sufficient gland groups), TFF3-positivity increased with segment length (odds ratio = 1.37 per cm (95% confidence interval: 1.33-1.41, P < 0.001)). Some surveillance referrals (21.5%, N = 1175/5471) had ≤1 cm segment length, of which 65.9% (707/1073) were TFF3 negative. Of all surveillance procedures, 8.3% had dysplastic biomarkers (4.0% (N = 225/5630) for p53 and 7.6% (N = 430/5694) for atypia), increasing to 11.8% (N = 420/3552) in TFF3+ cases with confirmed IM and 19.7% (N = 58/294) in ultra-long segments. CONCLUSIONS Cytosponge-biomarker tests enabled targeting of endoscopy services to higher-risk individuals, whereas those with TFF3 negative ultra-short segments could be reconsidered regarding their Barrett's oesophagus status and surveillance requirements. Long-term follow-up will be important in these cohorts.
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- R Landy
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cyted Ltd, 22 Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JD, UK
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- Cyted Ltd, 22 Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JD, UK
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- Cyted Ltd, 22 Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JD, UK
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- Cyted Ltd, 22 Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JD, UK
- Department of Histopathology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cyted Ltd, 22 Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JD, UK
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- Cyted Ltd, 22 Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JD, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK
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Ryzhii V, Tang C, Otsuji T, Ryzhii M, Mitin V, Shur MS. Resonant plasmonic detection of terahertz radiation in field-effect transistors with the graphene channel and the black-As[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text] gate layer. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9665. [PMID: 37316517 PMCID: PMC10267188 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36802-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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We propose the terahertz (THz) detectors based on field-effect transistors (FETs) with the graphene channel (GC) and the black-Arsenic (b-As) black-Phosphorus (b-P), or black-Arsenic-Phosphorus (b-As[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text]) gate barrier layer. The operation of the GC-FET detectors is associated with the carrier heating in the GC by the THz electric field resonantly excited by incoming radiation leading to an increase in the rectified current between the channel and the gate over the b-As[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text] energy barrier layer (BLs). The specific feature of the GC-FETs under consideration is relatively low energy BLs and the possibility to optimize the device characteristics by choosing the barriers containing a necessary number of the b-As[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text] atomic layers and a proper gate voltage. The excitation of the plasma oscillations in the GC-FETs leads to the resonant reinforcement of the carrier heating and the enhancement of the detector responsivity. The room temperature responsivity can exceed the values of [Formula: see text] A/W. The speed of the GC-FET detector's response to the modulated THz radiation is determined by the processes of carrier heating. As shown, the modulation frequency can be in the range of several GHz at room temperatures.
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- V. Ryzhii
- Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan
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- Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan
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- Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu, 965-8580 Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 USA
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Zhai M, Zhang C, Cui J, Liu J, Li Y, Xie K, Luo E, Tang C. Electromagnetic fields ameliorate hepatic lipid accumulation and oxidative stress: potential role of CaMKKβ/AMPK/SREBP-1c and Nrf2 pathways. Biomed Eng Online 2023; 22:51. [PMID: 37217972 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-023-01114-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease worldwide, and is related to disturbed lipid metabolism and redox homeostasis. However, a definitive drug treatment has not been approved for this disease. Studies have found that electromagnetic fields (EMF) can ameliorate hepatic steatosis and oxidative stress. Nevertheless, the mechanism remains unclear. METHODS NAFLD models were established by feeding mice a high-fat diet. Simultaneously, EMF exposure is performed. The effects of the EMF on hepatic lipid deposition and oxidative stress were investigated. Additionally, the AMPK and Nrf2 pathways were analysed to confirm whether they were activated by the EMF. RESULTS Exposure to EMF decreased the body weight, liver weight and serum triglyceride (TG) levels and restrained the excessive hepatic lipid accumulation caused by feeding the HFD. The EMF boosted CaMKKβ protein expression, activated AMPK phosphorylation and suppressed mature SREBP-1c protein expression. Meanwhile, the activity of GSH-Px was enhanced following an increase in nuclear Nrf2 protein expression by PEMF. However, no change was observed in the activities of SOD and CAT. Consequently, EMF reduced hepatic reactive oxygen species (ROS) and MDA levels, which means that EMF relieved liver damage caused by oxidative stress in HFD-fed mice. CONCLUSIONS EMF may activate the CaMKKβ/AMPK/SREBP-1c and Nrf2 pathways to control hepatic lipid deposition and oxidative stress. This investigation indicates that EMF may be a novel therapeutic method for NAFLD.
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- Mingming Zhai
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, China.
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China.
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Tang C, Ahmed MH, Yao C, Mercelis B, Yoshihara K, Peumans M, Van Meerbeek B. Bonding performance of experimental HEMA-free two-step universal adhesives to low C-factor flat dentin. Dent Mater 2023:S0109-5641(23)00106-9. [PMID: 37164892 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2023.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Experimental two-step universal adhesives (2-UAs) providing a particle-filled hydrophobic adhesive resin with a significant film thickness to hydrophobically seal the adhesive interface were designed and synthesized. This study aimed to characterize their interfacial interaction with dentin, to determine whether the 2-UA formulations achieve durable bonding to low C-factor flat dentin and to measure their water sorption. METHODS Bonding effectiveness of 2-UAs that combine a 10-MDP-based primer with hydrophobic adhesive resins differing only for filler (BZF-21, BZF-29, and BZF-29_hv) were comparatively investigated with the commercial adhesive Clearfil SE Bond 2 (C-SE2, Kuraray Noritake). Adhesive-dentin interfaces were characterized with TEM. Adhesive-resin disks were immersed in distilled water at 37 °C for 1 week, 6 months and 1 year to measure water sorption and solubility. 'Immediate' and 'aged' micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS) of the adhesives applied in etch-and-rinse (E&R) and self-etch (SE) bonding mode to low C-factor flat dentin were measured. Statistical analyses involved linear mixed-effects (LME) modelling and Kruskal-Wallis testing (p < 0.05). RESULTS TEM revealed that E&R hybrid layers were more sensitive to aging than SE hybrid layers. Lower water sorption was recorded for all UAs compared with C-SE2. The immediate μTBS of BZF-21 and BZF-29 was not significantly different from that of C-SE2. The 1-year aged μTBS of all 2-UAs was significantly lower than that of C-SE2, except for BZF-29 applied in E&R mode. A significant reduction in μTBS upon 1-year aging was recorded for BZF-21 and BZF-29 applied in E&R mode. A significant difference in μTBS between E&R and SE bonding modes was recorded for all adhesives except BZF-21. SIGNIFICANCE Experimental 2-UAs with a hydrophobic adhesive-resin design produced± 20-μm thick adhesive-resin layers, absorbed less water and resulted in bonding performance that was more aging-resistant when applied in SE than in E&R bonding mode. The silica-filled BZF-29 2-UA revealed the most comparable bonding performance with C-SE2 in a low C-factor condition (flat dentin).
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- C Tang
- KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT - Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT - Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium; Tanta University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dental Biomaterials, Tanta, Egypt
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- KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT - Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium; Wuhan University, School & Hospital of Stomatology, The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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- KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT - Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Health and Medical Research Institute, Kagawa, Japan; Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pathology & Experimental Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT - Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Department of Oral Health Sciences, BIOMAT - Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, Leuven, Belgium.
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Zhang B, Cui Y, Liao B, Tang C, Shu Y. Experimental checking and modeling of the influence of operation conditions on the first order kinetic constants in free water surface wetlands. J Environ Manage 2023; 331:117348. [PMID: 36706603 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The most commonly used model in constructed wetlands is the first-order removal model, and first order kinetic constants (k) are the key parameters. The presumption is often made that k are constants. However, it is possible that k are functions of operating conditions, but the influence of operation conditions on k is unclear. In this study, response surface methodology was used to explore the variation patterns of ka (area rate constants) and kV (volume rate constants) for the removal of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) in free water surface (FWS) wetlands. The experimental variables included hydraulic loading rate (HLR), water depth, and inlet concentration (Cin). The results showed that kV was more variable than ka, and the area-based first-order model is more suitable for simulating TN and TP in FWS wetlands. Inlet concentration (Cin) was significant for ka; Cin and water depth were significant for kV; HLR and the interaction between factors were insignificant. The effects of Cin on ka and kV can be described by an upward convex quadratic curve, while the effect of water depth on kV demonstrates a downward convex quadratic curve. The first-order area rate constant for TN removal was given by k = -47.66 + 22.01 Cin - 1.154 Cin2; the first-order area rate constant for TP removal was given by k = -27.75 + 95.88 Cin - 30.73 Cin2. Based on the variation patterns, the traditional k-C model was modified to the kψ-C model. The kψ-C model produced the best results at simulating the outlet concentration and removal efficiency (RE).
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- Bochao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Zhanghe Engineering Management Bureau, Jingmen, 448156, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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Cui J, Ma Q, Zhang C, Li Y, Liu J, Xie K, Luo E, Zhai M, Tang C. Keratin 18 Depletion as a Possible Mechanism for the Induction of Apoptosis and Ferroptosis in the Rat Hippocampus After Hypobaric Hypoxia. Neuroscience 2023; 513:64-75. [PMID: 36395917 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.11.009] [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: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Memory impairment is one of the neuropsychological effects of hypobaric hypoxia (HH), which can be associated with programmed cell death, such as apoptosis and ferroptosis. Emerging evidence indicates crosstalk between apoptosis and ferroptosis, while the crosstalk between HH-induced apoptosis and ferroptosis in the hippocampus has not been clarified. Here, microarray profiles were extracted to analyze the differentially expressed genes with and without HH exposure, and keratin 18 (Krt18) was found to be a potential gene related to both apoptosis and ferroptosis. Then, we conducted morphological observations that showed that apoptosis and ferroptosis coexisted in the rat hippocampus after HH exposure. Combined with the real-time q-PCR analysis, the mRNA expression of Krt18 decreased significantly after HH exposure for 1 day and 3 days, and Mapk10 (JNK3) was upregulated at the corresponding time points. After exposure for 7 days, Krt18 and JNK3 showed no significant change. In conclusion, Krt18 may regulate apoptosis and ferroptosis simultaneously, possibly via the JNK signaling pathway, which might provide a potential central target for apoptosis and ferroptosis in hippocampal injury after HH exposure.
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- Jinxiu Cui
- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China; The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 710069 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Military Medical Equipment and Metrology, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China; Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, School of Military Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China.
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Lu F, Tang C, Liu T, Zhang Z, Li L. Multi-Attention Segmentation Networks Combined with the Sobel Operator for Medical Images. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:s23052546. [PMID: 36904754 PMCID: PMC10007317 DOI: 10.3390/s23052546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Medical images are used as an important basis for diagnosing diseases, among which CT images are seen as an important tool for diagnosing lung lesions. However, manual segmentation of infected areas in CT images is time-consuming and laborious. With its excellent feature extraction capabilities, a deep learning-based method has been widely used for automatic lesion segmentation of COVID-19 CT images. However, the segmentation accuracy of these methods is still limited. To effectively quantify the severity of lung infections, we propose a Sobel operator combined with multi-attention networks for COVID-19 lesion segmentation (SMA-Net). In our SMA-Net method, an edge feature fusion module uses the Sobel operator to add edge detail information to the input image. To guide the network to focus on key regions, SMA-Net introduces a self-attentive channel attention mechanism and a spatial linear attention mechanism. In addition, the Tversky loss function is adopted for the segmentation network for small lesions. Comparative experiments on COVID-19 public datasets show that the average Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and joint intersection over union (IOU) of the proposed SMA-Net model are 86.1% and 77.8%, respectively, which are better than those in most existing segmentation networks.
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- Fangfang Lu
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201399, China
- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201399, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201399, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201399, China
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- School of Artificial Intelligence, Xidian University, Xi’an 710000, China
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Kasivisvanathan V, Murphy D, Link E, Lawrentschuk N, O’Brien J, Buteau J, Roberts M, Francis R, Tang C, Vela I, Thomas P, Rutherford N, Martin J, Frydenberg M, Shakher R, Wong LM, Taubman K, Lee S, Hsiao E, Nottage M, Kirkwood I, Iravani A, Williams S, Hofman M. Baseline PSMA PET-CT is prognostic for treatment failure in men with intermediate-to-high risk prostate cancer: 54 months follow-up of the proPSMA randomised trial. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01275-7] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Zheng J, Li Y, Zhai Y, Zhang N, Yu H, Tang C, Yan Z, Luo E, Xie K. Effects of sampling rate on multiscale entropy of electroencephalogram time series. Biocybern Biomed Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbe.2022.12.007] [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: 01/19/2023]
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Tang C, Sherry A, Haymaker C, Bathala T, Liu S, Fellman B, Aparicio A, Zurita-Saavedra A, Chun S, Reddy J, Efstathiou E, Wang J, Pilie P, Reuben A, Kovitz C, Kumar R, Chapin B, Gomez D, Wistuba I, Corn P. Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy to Intermittent Hormone Therapy for Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer (EXTEND): A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.09.006] [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]
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Wang H, Wen J, Li H, Zhu T, Zhao X, Zhang J, Zhang X, Tang C, Qu L, Gemingguli M. Candidate pigmentation genes related to feather color variation in an indigenous chicken breed revealed by whole genome data. Front Genet 2022; 13:985228. [PMID: 36479242 PMCID: PMC9720402 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.985228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Chicken plumage color is an inheritable phenotype that was naturally and artificially selected for during domestication. The Baicheng You chicken is an indigenous Chinese chicken breed presenting three main feather colors, lavender, black, and yellow plumages. To explore the genetic mechanisms underlying the pigmentation in Baicheng You chickens, we re-sequenced the whole genome of Baicheng You chicken with the three plumage colors. By analyzing the divergent regions of the genome among the chickens with different feather colors, we identified some candidate genomic regions associated with the feather colors in Baicheng You chickens. We found that EGR1, MLPH, RAB17, SOX5, and GRM5 genes were the potential genes for black, lavender, and yellow feathers. MLPH, GRM5, and SOX5 genes have been found to be related to plumage colors in birds. Our results showed that EGR1 is a most plausible candidate gene for black plumage, RAB17, MLPH, and SOX5 for lavender plumage, and GRM5 for yellow plumage in Baicheng You chicken.
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- Huie Wang
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, Tarim University, Alar, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumchi, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, Tarim University, Alar, China
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- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, Tarim University, Alar, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, Tarim University, Alar, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, China
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Ko R, Yu Z, Prajapati S, Lee B, Albert R, Daniel A, Nguyen Q, Choi S, Msaouel P, Kudchadker R, Gomez D, Tang C. Neuromuscular Toxicity and Dose-Volume Relationships Following SBRT for Bone Oligometastases: Post-Hoc Analysis of Two Ongoing Clinical Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Sherry A, Bathala T, Liu S, Chun S, Jasani N, Guadagnolo B, Holliday E, Jhingran A, Reddy J, Corn P, Shah A, Fellman B, Kaiser K, Ghia A, Gomez D, Tang C. Definitive Local Consolidative Therapy for Oligometastatic Solid Tumors: Results from the Lead-In Phase of the Randomized Basket Trial EXTEND. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Sosa A, Choi S, Nguyen Q, Kudchadker R, Sanders J, Zhu X, Shah S, Mok H, Kuban D, Mayo L, Hoffman K, Tang C, McGuire S, Ausat N, Thames H, Frank S. Proton Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-Term Clinical Outcomes at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Andring L, Abu-Gheida I, Bathala T, Yoder A, Maldonado J, Frank S, Choi S, Nguyen Q, Hoffman K, Mok H, McGuire S, Kuban D, Aparicio A, Chapin B, Tang C. Improved Survival Outcomes after Local Therapy in Men with Metastatic and Non-Metastatic cT4 Prostate Cancer Presenting with Obstructive Urinary Symptoms. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1144] [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]
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Lv J, Xiao L, Liu Y, Wang Y, Zhang R, Chen T, Zhang H, Tang C, Pan S, Nie X, Zhang M, Li T. Caloric Restriction Ketogenic Diets (KR) Enhance Radiotherapy Responses in Lung Cancer Xenografts. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.2105] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Zhai Y, Li Y, Zhou S, Zhang C, Luo E, Tang C, Xie K. Mental fatigue decreases complexity: Evidence from multiscale entropy analysis of instantaneous frequency variation in alpha rhythm. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:906735. [PMID: 36393985 PMCID: PMC9643441 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.906735] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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Mental fatigue (MF) jeopardizes performance and safety through a variety of cognitive impairments and according to the complexity loss theory, should represent "complexity loss" in electroencephalogram (EEG). However, the studies are few and inconsistent concerning the relationship between MF and loss of complexity, probably because of the susceptibility of brain waves to noise. In this study, MF was induced in thirteen male college students by a simulated flight task. Before and at the end of the task, spontaneous EEG and auditory steady-state response (ASSR) were recorded and instantaneous frequency variation (IFV) in alpha rhythm was extracted and analyzed by multiscale entropy (MSE) analysis. The results show that there were significant differences in IFV in alpha rhythm either from spontaneous EEG or from ASSR for all subjects. Therefore, the proposed method can be effective in revealing the complexity loss caused by MF in spontaneous EEG and ASSR, which may serve as a promising analyzing method to mark mild mental impairments.
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- Yawen Zhai
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
- School of Electronics and Information, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
- Air Force Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetic Detection and Intelligent Perception, Xi'an, China
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Yang N, Tang C, Azimu W, Wang H, Tuersuntuoheti T, Yalimaimaiti Y, Kelimu N, Li HS, Wumaier A, Sun XY, Hao CS, Muhatai G. Phenotypic and genetic diversity of the Anjian chicken in China. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1003615] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Anjian chicken is a local breed in Hotan, Xinjiang, China. Herein, we studied the morphological characteristics and genetic diversity of the Anjian chicken population. The findings of this study could inform the genetic improvement strategy of this breed. Phenotypic characteristics investigated included the diversity in the general appearance, feather color, and crowing length of the Anjian cocks. The population structure of the Anjian chicken and its relationship with other chicken breeds were also assessed based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop sequence analysis. Phenotypically, the feather color of the Anjian chicken varied considerably. The sequence diversity analysis revealed the following: nucleotide diversity (Pi) was 0.00618, haplotype diversity (Hd) was 0.776, the average number of nucleotide differences (k) was 7.631, and Tajima’s (D) was −0.00407, indicating that Anjian chicken is moderately genetically diverse. Further phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Anjian chicken breed has 10 haplotypes clustered into two branches. Genetic distance and median network analysis showed that the mtDNA D-loop sequence of the Anjian chicken was distributed in many different clusters of the tree. These data demonstrate that even though the Anjian chicken mainly originated from red jungle fowl, it has multiple maternal origins. In conclusion, the Anjian chicken is highly genetically diverse.
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Huang JJ, Tang C, Tang AZ, Tan ZG, Wu Z. [Intravenous gadolinium-enhanced inner ear MRI of a patient with Ménière's disease during a vertigo attack]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:1240-1242. [PMID: 36319131 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20211012-00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- J J Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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Weickhardt A, Foroudi F, Xie J, Kanojia K, Sidhom M, Pal A, Grimison P, Zhang A, Ng S, Tang C, Hovey E, Chen C, Hruby G, Guminski A, Mcjannett M, Conduit C, Lawrentschuk N, Tran B, Davis I, Hayne D. 1739P Pembrolizumab with chemoradiotherapy as treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer: Analysis of safety and efficacy of the PCR-MIB phase II clinical trial (ANZUP 1502). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1817] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Pleasants D, Zak R, Ashbrook LH, Zhang L, Tang C, Tran D, Wang M, Tabatabai S, Leung JM. Processed electroencephalography: impact of patient age and surgical position on intraoperative processed electroencephalogram monitoring of burst-suppression. J Clin Monit Comput 2022; 36:1099-1107. [PMID: 34245405 PMCID: PMC11046414 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-021-00741-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We previously reported that processed EEG underestimated the amount of burst suppression compared to off-line visual analysis. We performed a follow-up study to evaluate the reasons for the discordance. Forty-five patients were monitored intraoperatively with processed EEG. A computer algorithm was used to convert the SedLine® (machine)-generated burst suppression ratio into a raw duration of burst suppression. The reference standard was a precise off-line measurement by two neurologists. We measured other potential variables that may affect machine accuracy such as age, surgery position, and EEG artifacts. Overall, the median duration of bust suppression for all study subjects was 15.4 min (Inter-quartile Range [IQR] = 1.0-20.1) for the machine vs. 16.1 min (IQR = 0.3-19.7) for the neurologists' assessment; the 95% limits of agreement fall within - 4.86 to 5.04 s for individual 30-s epochs. EEG artifacts did not affect the concordance between the two methods. For patients in prone surgical position, the machine estimates had significantly lower overall sensitivity (0.86 vs. 0.97; p = 0.038) and significantly wider limits of agreement ([- 4.24, 3.82] seconds vs. [- 1.36, 1.13] seconds, p = 0.001) than patients in supine position. Machine readings for younger patients (age < 65 years) had higher sensitivity (0.96 vs 0.92; p = 0.021) and specificity (0.99 vs 0.88; p = 0.007) for older patients. The duration of burst suppression estimated by the machine generally had good agreement compared with neurologists' estimation using a more precise off-line measurement. Factors that affected the concordance included patient age and position during surgery, but not EEG artifacts.
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- D Pleasants
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Ward J, Gill S, Armstrong K, Fogarty T, Tan D, Scott A, Yahya A, Dhaliwal S, Jacques A, Tang C. PO-1384 Simethicone use to Reduce Rectal Variability During Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy, a Randomised Trial. Radiother Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(22)03348-5] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Huang L, Feng Z, Tang C. Gastrointestinal: A rare case of necrotic pancreatitis caused by Epstein-Barr virus. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 37:779. [PMID: 34761435 PMCID: PMC9298893 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- L. Huang
- Department of Gastroenterology, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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Deng L, Li Z, Tang C, Han Y, Zhang L, Liao Q. Quantitative analysis of the serum proteome during early pregnancy in mares. Anim Sci J 2022; 93:e13727. [PMID: 35476278 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13727] [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: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Equine pregnancy is currently diagnosed by rectal palpation, ultrasonographic examination, or by measuring changes in hormones in the blood. In the present study, we identified proteins that are differentially expressed in the sera of early pregnant and non-pregnant mares in order to develop a novel method for diagnosing equine pregnancy. Serum samples were obtained from 18 adult mares, pregnancy at day 32 after ovulation (n = 9) and in diestrus (n = 9). Proteomic analysis of the samples was conducted using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. We identified 467 proteins from a total of 3514 peptides. Thirty-two proteins (15 upregulated and 17 downregulated) were significantly differentially expressed between the two groups. The Gene Ontology enrichment analysis revealed that they are related to extracellular matrix assembly, blood coagulation, and hemostasis, and the prominent molecular functions were integrin binding, cell adhesion molecule binding, and glycine C-acetyltransferase activity. The pathway analysis of Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes showed that the top three pathways identified were glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism; cysteine and methionine metabolism; and ether lipid metabolism. The selected five serum proteins were newly potential candidates for pregnancy diagnosis in mares.
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- Liang Deng
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, College of Life Sciences, Tarim University, Alar, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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Lin Q, Deng B, Rui J, Guo SB, Hu Q, Chen Q, Tang C, Zhou L, Zhao Z, Lin S, Zhu Y, Yang M, Wang Y, Xu J, Liu X, Yang T, Li P, Li Z, Luo L, Liu W, Liu C, Huang J, Yao M, Nong M, Nong L, Wu J, Luo N, Chen S, Frutos R, Yang S, Li Q, Cui JA, Chen T. Epidemiological Characteristics and Transmissibility of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Nanning City, China, 2001-2020. Front Public Health 2022; 9:689575. [PMID: 35004557 PMCID: PMC8733253 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.689575] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a single-stranded RNA virus that can weaken the body's cellular and humoral immunity and is a serious disease without specific drug management and vaccine. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic characteristics and transmissibility of HIV. Methods: Data on HIV follow-up were collected in Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous, China. An HIV transmission dynamics model was built to simulate the transmission of HIV and estimate its transmissibility by comparing the effective reproduction number (Reff) at different stages: the rapid growth period from January 2001 to March 2005, slow growth period from April 2005 to April 2011, and the plateau from May 2011 to December 2019 of HIV in Nanning City. Results: High-risk areas of HIV prevalence in Nanning City were mainly concentrated in suburbs. Furthermore, high-risk groups were those of older age, with lower income, and lower education levels. The Reff in each stage (rapid growth, slow growth, and plateau) were 2.74, 1.62, and 1.15, respectively, which suggests the transmissibility of HIV in Nanning City has declined and prevention and control measures have achieved significant results. Conclusion: Over the past 20 years, the HIV incidence in Nanning has remained at a relatively high level, but its development trend has been curbed. Transmissibility was reduced from 2.74 to 1.15. Therefore, the prevention and treatment measures in Nanning City have achieved significant improvement.
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- Qian Lin
- Development Planning Office, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Data Science, School of Science, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, China
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- Division of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Utah, 201 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake, UT, United States
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- Laboratory Intertryp CIRAD/IRD, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Department of Medical Insurance Office, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Division of Director's Office, Nanning Municipal Health Commission, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China
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- Development Planning Office, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.,Laboratory Intertryp CIRAD/IRD, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of STD and AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Nanning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China
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- Department of STD and AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Nanning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China
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- Department of STD and AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Nanning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China
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- Department of STD and AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Nanning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China
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- Department of STD and AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Nanning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China
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- Division of Director's Office, Nanning Municipal Health Commission, Nanning, China
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- Department of Medical Insurance Office, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of STD and AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Nanning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China
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- Department of Health Emergency, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Data Science, School of Science, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, School of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Hu Y, Zhu Y, Wei X, Tang C, Zhang W. Disitamab vedotin, a novel HER2-directed antibody - drug conjugate in gastric cancer and other solid tumors. Drugs Today (Barc) 2022; 58:491-507. [DOI: 10.1358/dot.2022.58.10.3408812] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Xin L, Liu K, He B, Chen M, Tang B, Tang C, Zhang L. Morphological classification and clinical significance of medial malleolus based on computed tomography three-dimensional reconstruction. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2021; 82:176-182. [PMID: 34966997 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2021.0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Internal malleolus fractures and postoperative functional limitations are serious complications of deltoid ligament repair, reconstruction, while studies on conducting beak. Anatomical structure classification of medial malleolus at home and abroad is reported rarely. Hence, this morphological study is mainly designed to investigate the anatomical morphological classification and clinical significance of medial malleolus based on computed tomography (CT) three-dimensional reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS From October 2018 to January 2021, 373 patients who underwent CT examination of malleolus medialis joint in the Jiang'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were observed. The medial malleolus was observed and classified; then, geometric parameters were measured according to different medial malleolus types. RESULTS According to the results of 373 cases, medial malleolus can be divided into four types: omega type (66%), radical sign type (16%), inverted triangle type (14%), and wave type (4%). CONCLUSIONS There are four main shapes: omega, inverted triangle, radical sign, and wave in the medial malleolus of all normal ankles. The measurement of medial malleolus parameters according to medial malleolus in different shapes was of importance to guide smooth operation of medial malleolus fixation and deltoid ligament reconstruction and epidemiological.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Jiang'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yibin Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Yibin Third People's Hospital, Yibin Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Jiang'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yibin Sichuan, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jiang'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yibin Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Jiang'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yibin Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Jiang'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yibin Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, China.,Centre for Orthopaedic Diseases Research, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, China.,Expert Workstation in Luzhou, Luzhou Sichuan, China.,Clinical Base of Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Guangdong Province Medical 3D Printing Application Transformation Engineering Technology Research Centre, Luzhou Sichuan, China
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Wang L, Poenisch F, Sanders J, Sahoo N, Zhu X, Ma J, Choi S, Nguyen Q, Mok H, Tang C, McGuire S, Hoffman K, Shah S, Frank S. The Dosimetric Effect of MRI Positive-Contrast Markers vs. Negative-Contrast Fiducial Markers on Proton Radiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.561] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Sanders J, Mok H, Tang C, Hanania A, Venkatesan A, Bruno T, Kudchadker R, Thames H, Frank S. Benchmarking Automatic Segmentation Algorithms Against Human Interobserver Variability of Prostate and Organs at Risk Delineation on Prostate MRI. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang C, Zhai M, Liu J, Li Y, Xie K, Guo W, Hu Y, Luo E, Tang C. Tracing the influence of extra‐framework cations on N
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- Chenxu Zhang
- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Department Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory Institution School of Microelectronics Xidian University Xi'an 710071 China
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- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Department Department of Medical Equipment and Metrology Institution School of Biomedical Engineering Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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Khan H, Tang C, Kamalakannan B, Bamford R. 57 A Closed Loop Audit of Post-Operative Driving Advice Documentation. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency state post-operatively it is between the patient and doctor to establish when would be safe to resume driving, providing recovery does not exceed three months. This audit aimed to assess and improve the documentation rate of driving advice in the discharge summaries given to patients post abdominal surgery.
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Retrospective data collection from electronic records over the months of August and September 2020. 132 discharge summaries were screened to assess the baseline rate of verbal/documented driving advice given on discharge. Following the 1st cycle, posters encouraging the inclusion of driving advice and demonstrating how to access driving advice to discharge summaries were developed and distributed across the surgical wards. A 2nd cycle re-audit was conducted in October 2020 to measure the effect of change, and a further 3rd cycle audit was conducted in November 2020.
Results
1st cycle included 132 patients. 62% had documented advice on their discharge summaries, while 38% had no proof of driving advice. After intervention, 2nd cycle included 30 patients. Results showed a significant increase in advice documentation (80%). A 3rd cycle was carried out with 47 patients. This showed a reduction in advice documentation (66%).
Conclusions
Driving advice on discharge in post-operative patients is crucial part of patient safety. Implementation of intervention has increased the documentation of driving advice showing enhancing patient safety. However, 3rd cycle after registrar’s changeover showed a decrease in the rate of documentation. A teaching session is planned for new doctors followed by 4th cycle.
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- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, United Kingdom
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- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, United Kingdom
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- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, United Kingdom
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Zhao ZJ, Yuan XR, Yuan J, Xie YY, Tang C, Li HY, Zhang GD, Jiang WX, Liu Q. [Evaluation of classification of petroclival meningiomas and proposed selection of microsurgical approach: a single center experience of 179 cases]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:785-792. [PMID: 34404178 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20210511-00212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the classification of petroclival meningiomas(PCM), proposed selection of microsurgical approach and therapeutic outcomes. Methods: Retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 179 cases of PCM from Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University between January 2011 and November 2020. There were 28 males and 151 females with an age of(49.9±10.2) years(range: 22 to 75 years) and the tumor size of(44.8±10.3)mm(range: 15 to 80 mm). The mean duration of symptom(M(QR)) was 18.0(40.6)months(range:1 week to 320 months) and the mean preoperative Karnofsky performance scale(KPS) was 78.6±13.3(range: 40 to 100). The PCM were classified into 5 types according to the difference in the origin of dural attachment, involvement of adjacent structures and growth patterns through preoperative MRI. The surgical approaches were selected based on the proposed classification, and the clinical characteristics, surgical record, and follow-up data of each type were reviewed. Results: The PCM were divided into clivus type(CV, 4 cases), petroclival type(PC, 60 cases), petroclivosphenoidal type(PC-S, 62 cases), sphenopetroclival type with 2 subtypes(S-PC, 50 cases) and central skull base type(CSB, 3 cases). All of 176 cases were obtained microsurgical treatment except CSB type. The gross total resection reached in 124 cases(70.5%) with 112 cases of retrosigmoid approach(RSA), 27 cases of subtemporal transtentorial transpetrosal approach, 13 cases of pretemporal trancavernous anterior transpetrosal approach(PTCA), 12 cases of extended pterional transtentorial approach(EPTA) and presigmoid combined supra-infratentorial approach, respectively. The RSA could be adopted in both of CV type and PC type and most of PC-S type(71.0%). S-PC subtype Ⅰ and subtype Ⅱ were mainly underwent EPTA(40.8%) and PTCA(52.2%), respectively. Seventy-two cases(40.9%) gained new neurological dysfunctions mainly with the cranial nerve paralysis. The postoperative morbidity and complications were recovered or improved with conservative and positive symptomatic and supportive treatment. There was no intraoperative and postoperative death case. One hundred and sixty four cases(93.2%) of operative patients were followed with the duration of 24(48)months(range:3 to 108 months). Tumor recurrence and progress were identified in 14 cases(10.4%) and 14 cases(28.6%), respectively. Compared with postoperative neurological status, 89 patients(54.3%) had improved and 38 patients(23.2%) were still suffering various degrees of neurological dysfunctions during the follow-up. The recent KPS was 84.2±11.4(range: 50 to 100) without statistical difference from preoperative KPS(t=-1.356,P=0.125). As for each type, there were statistically significant differences in brain stem edema(χ2=3.482,P=0.038), gross total resection(χ2=9.127,P=0.001), surgical duration(F=8.954, P=0.013), postoperative length of stay(F=3.652, P=0.025), postoperative complications(χ2=1.550,P=0.024), postoperative KPS(F=2.856, P=0.042) and tumor recurrence/progress(χ2=4.824,P=0.013). Conclusion: The precise and comprehensive classification of PCM and specific individual treatment strategy are benefit to evaluate the diverse clinical prognosis, choose optimal surgical approaches, elevate gross total resection, diminish neurological dysfunctions and restraint tumor recurrence, so as to improve the quality of life for patients.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Neurosurgical Medical Central, Central South University, Clinical Research Center for Skull Base Surgery and Neurooncology in Hunan Province, Changsha 410008, China
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Xiong J, Yang J, Li W, Xiong H, Liu G, Wu F, Fan N, Zeng X, Huang F, Yang L, Tu X, Shi C, Yi B, Ye J, Li P, Tang C, Huang J, Hou P, Zang W, Tan S. 1411P A prospective, multicenter, real-world study of apatinib in the treatment of gastric cancer. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1520] [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: 11/27/2022] Open
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Cai J, Ruan J, Shao X, Ding Y, Xie K, Tang C, Yan Z, Luo E, Jing D. Oxygen Enrichment Mitigates High-Altitude Hypoxia-Induced Hippocampal Neurodegeneration and Memory Dysfunction Associated with Attenuated Tau Phosphorylation. High Alt Med Biol 2021; 22:274-284. [PMID: 34348049 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2020.0218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cai, Jing, Junyong Ruan, Xi Shao, Yuanjun Ding, Kangning Xie, Chi Tang, Zedong Yan, Erping Luo, and Da Jing. Oxygen enrichment mitigates high-altitude hypoxia-induced hippocampal neurodegeneration and memory dysfunction associated with attenuated tau phosphorylation. High Alt Med Biol 00:000-000, 2021. Background: Brain is predominantly vulnerable to high-altitude hypoxia (HAH), resulting in neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. The technology of oxygen enrichment has proven effective to decrease the heart rate and improve the arterial oxygen saturation by reducing the equivalent altitude. However, the efficacy of oxygen enrichment on HAH-induced cognitive impairments remains controversial based on the results of neuropsychological tests, and its role in HAH-induced hippocampal morphological and molecular changes remains unknown. Therefore, this study aims to systematically investigate the effects of oxygen enrichment on the memory dysfunction and hippocampal neurodegeneration caused by HAH. Materials and Methods: Fifty-one male Sprague-Dawley rats were equally assigned to three groups: normal control, HAH, and HAH with oxygen enrichment (HAHO). Rats in the HAH and HAHO groups were exposed to hypoxia for 3 days in a hypobaric hypoxia chamber at a simulated altitude of 6,000 m. Rats in the HAHO group were supplemented with oxygen-enriched air, with 12 hours/day in the hypobaric hypoxia chamber. Results: Our results showed that oxygen enrichment improved the locomotor activity of HAH-exposed rats. The Morris water maze test revealed that oxygen enrichment significantly ameliorated HAH-induced spatial memory deficits. Oxygen enrichment also improved morphological alterations of pyramidal cells and the ultrastructure of neurons in the hippocampal CA1 region in rats exposed to acute HAH. Tau hyperphosphorylation at Ser396, Ser262, Thr231, and Thr181 was also significantly attenuated by oxygen enrichment in HAH-exposed rats. Conclusions: Together, our study reveals that oxygen enrichment can ameliorate HAH-induced cognitive impairments associated with improved hippocampal morphology and molecular expression, and highlights that oxygen enrichment may become a promising alternative treatment against neurodegeneration for humans ascending to the plateau.
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- Jing Cai
- Department of Clinical Diagnostics, College of Basic Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Medical Engineering Department, Qingdao Special Servicemen Recuperation Center of PLA Navy, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Tang C, Chen F, Zheng S, Wu L, Chen S, Zhu J, Li J. [Relapse of ankylosing spondylitis and its predictors after withdrawal of tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors: a 52-week follow-up study]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:633-639. [PMID: 34134948 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.05.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the recurrence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that has been relieved by standard-dose adalimumab (ADA) after dose reduction or withdrawal of tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor (TNFi) and explore the factors that predict AS occurrence. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted among 63 patients with AS who reduced the dose of or discontinued TNFi after completing at least 12 treatment cycles with ADA (40 mg/2 weeks) to achieve ASAS20 improvement with a BATH disease activity index (BASDAI) < 4 for more than 8 weeks. The patients were followed up every 12 weeks for a total of 52 weeks, and the recurrence of AS, changes of BASDAI, C-reactive protein (CRP)-based disease activity score (ASDASCRP), low back pain (LBP) score, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), CRP and ESR were recorded and analyzed. Cox regression model and ROC curve analyses were performed to analyze the risk factors of AS relapse after dose reduction or discontinuation of TNFi. OBJECTIVE Of the 63 patients enrolled, 57 completed the follow-up study, among whom 22 (38.6%) patients experienced AS relapse within 52 weeks, with a median clinical recurrence time of 31 weeks. The recurrence rate of AS was significantly higher in patients with complete withdrawal of medications (89.0%) than in those with TNFi dose reduction and TNFi discontinuation (P < 0.001), and did not differ significantly between the latter two groups of patients (χ2= 0.071, P=0.791). The Cox regression model showed that a high baseline LBP score (HR=1.438, P=0.027) and a high BASMI score (HR=1.29, P=0.049) were the risk factors for AS recurrence after TNFi dose reduction or discontinuation, while maintenance of medication during follow-up was a protective factor (HR=0.209, P=0.001). ROC curve analysis showed that the combination of baseline LBP score, BASMI and medication during follow-up had a good predictive value for AS relapse (AUC=0.819) with a sensitivity of 0.772 and a specificity of 0.718. OBJECTIVE Dose reduction or discontinuation of TNFi is associated with a high recurrence rate of AS that has been relieved by TNFi treatment. A high LBP score, a high BASMI score and discontinuation of maintenance medication are the risk factors for AS recurrence in patients after dose reduction or withdrawal of TNFi.
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- Department of Rheumatology and TCM Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and TCM Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and TCM Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and TCM Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and TCM Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Arthur A, Chambers M, Lane F, Bernal N, Tang C. 53 Hidradenitis suppurativa of the vulva. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.04.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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He Y, Tang C, Liu X, Yu F, Wei Q, Pan R, Yi W, Gao J, Xu Z, Duan J, Su H. Effect modification of the association between diurnal temperature range and hospitalisations for ischaemic stroke by temperature in Hefei, China. Public Health 2021; 194:208-215. [PMID: 33962098 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Diurnal temperature range (DTR) is an important indicator of global climate change. Many epidemiological studies have reported the associations between high DTR and human health. This study investigated the association between DTR and hospitalisations for ischaemic stroke in Hefei, China. STUDY DESIGN This is an ecological study. METHODS Data of daily hospital admissions for ischaemic stroke and meteorological variables from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017 were collected in Hefei, China. A generalised additive model combined with distributed lag non-linear model was used to quantify the effects of DTR on ischaemic stroke. The interactive effect between DTR and temperature was explored with a non-parametric bivariate response surface model. RESULTS High DTR was associated with hospitalisations for ischaemic stroke. The adverse effect of extremely high DTR (99th percentile [17.1 °C]) occurred after 8 days (relative risk [RR] = 1.021, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.002, 1.041) and the maximum effect appeared after 12 days (RR = 1.029, 95% CI = 1.011, 1.046). The overall trend of the effect of DTR on ischaemic stroke was decreasing. In addition, there was a significant interactive effect of high DTR and low temperature on ischaemic stroke. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the impact of high DTR should be considered when formulating targeted measures to prevent ischaemic stroke, especially for those days with high DTR and low mean temperature.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Provincial Hospital, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China.
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Martin J, Sidhom M, Pryor D, Tang C, Hayden A, Miller A, Sridaran S, Trada Y, Capp A, Greer P, Keall P, Siva S, Tomaszewski J. SP-0032 Against the motion rebuttal: Brachytherapy Boost for Prostate Cancer - A Diminishing Solution. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)06472-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cushman DM, Cummings K, Skinner L, Holman A, Haight P, Brobeck M, Teramoto M, Tang C. Postrace Dry Needling Does Not Reduce Subsequent Soreness and Cramping-A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin J Sport Med 2021; 31:225-231. [PMID: 32058451 DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000000794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify whether a single session of postrace dry needling can decrease postrace soreness and quantity of postrace leg cramps in half-marathon and full-marathon runners. DESIGN Single-blind, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING Finish line of 2018 Salt Lake City Marathon & Half-Marathon. PARTICIPANTS Runners aged 18 years or older who completed a marathon or half-marathon. INTERVENTIONS True or sham dry needling of the bilateral vastus medialis and soleus muscles within 1 hour of race completion by 2 experienced practitioners. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was numeric pain rating improvements for soreness on days 1, 2, 3, and 7 compared to immediately postrace. Secondary outcome measures included number of postrace cramps and subjective improvement of soreness. RESULTS Sixty-two runners were included with 28 receiving true and 34 receiving sham dry needling. Objective pain scores showed an increase in pain of the soleus muscles at days 1 and 2 (P ≤ 0.003 and P ≤ 0.041, respectively) in the dry needling group. No differences were seen in postrace pain in the vastus medialis muscles (P > 0.05). No association was seen between treatment group and presence of postrace cramping at any time point (P > 0.05). Subjectively, there was a nonsignificant trend for those receiving dry needling to feel better than expected over time (P = 0.089), but no difference with cramping (P = 0.396). CONCLUSIONS A single postrace dry needling session does not objectively improve pain scores or cramping compared to sham therapy.
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- Daniel M Cushman
- Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Family Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
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Tang C, Zhang W, Li H, Li L, Li Z, Cai A, Wang L, Shi D, Yan B. CNN-based qualitative detection of bone mineral density via diagnostic CT slices for osteoporosis screening. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:971-979. [PMID: 33165630 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05673-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED The features extracted from diagnostic computed tomography (CT) slices were used to qualitatively detect bone mineral density (BMD) through neural network models, and the evaluation results indicated that it may be a promising approach to perform osteoporosis screening in clinical practice. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to design a novelty diagnostic method for osteoporosis screening by using the convolutional neural network (CNN), which can be incorporated into the procedure of routine CT diagnostic in medical examination thereby improving the osteoporosis diagnosis and reducing the patient burden. METHODS The proposed CNN-based method mainly comprises two functional modules to perform qualitative detection of BMD by analyzing the diagnostic 2D CT slice. The first functional module aims to locate and segment the ROI of diagnostic 2D CT slice, called Mark-Segmentation-Network (MS-Net). The second functional module is used to determine the category of BMD by the features of ROI, called BMD-Classification-Network (BMDC-Net). The diagnostic 2D CT slice of pedicle level in lumbar vertebrae (L1) was selected from 3D CT image in our experiments firstly. Then, the trained MS-Net can get the mark image of input original 2D CT slice, thereby obtain the segmentation image. Finally, the trained BMDC-Net can obtain the probability value of normal bone mass, low bone mass, and osteoporosis by inputting the segmentation image. On the basis of network results, the radiologists can provide preliminary qualitative diagnosis results of BMD. RESULTS Training of the network was performed on diagnostic 2D CT slices of 150 patients. The network was tested on 63 patients. Each patient corresponds to a 2D CT slice. The proposed MS-Net has an excellent segmentation precision on the shape preservation of different lumbar vertebra. The dice index (DI), pixel accuracy (PA), and intersection over union (IOU) of segmentation results are greater than 0.8. The proposed BMDC-Net achieved an accuracy of 76.65% and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.9167. CONCLUSIONS This study proposed a novel method for qualitative detection of BMD via diagnostic CT slices and it has great potential in clinical applications for osteoporosis screening. The method can potentially reduce the manual burden to radiologists and diagnostic cost to patients.
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- C Tang
- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Radiology in Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Radiology in Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
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Deng L, Shi S, Li J, Tang C, Han Y, Xie P. A Survey of Smallholder Farms Regarding Demographics, Health Care, and Management Factors of Donkeys in Northeastern China. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:626622. [PMID: 33937368 PMCID: PMC8079733 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.626622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Essential information on the population dynamics and the health and welfare of Chinese donkeys is scarce. The objectives of this study were to describe the demographic characteristics, management and health care of a sample of donkeys under smallholder farm conditions of northeastern China. A cross-sectional survey of 731 randomly selected donkey owners on smallholder farms (1,658 donkeys) in 40 villages of northeastern China was conducted. Data on the composition and management of the donkeys and their routine health care were analyzed. The surveyed donkey population consisted of mostly (83.8%) jenny/filly donkeys with a mean age of 6.2 ± 5.0 years. Most (91.2%) of the farms kept 1–4 donkeys. The majority of donkeys were used for breeding and labor. Most (93.8%) of the farms did not have bedding, and their mean stable size was 17.7 ± 10.1 m2. All of the animals were turned out for at least part of the year. The mean size of the turnout areas on the farms was 17.8 m2. The condition of 12.5% of the donkeys was evaluated as “poor” with a body condition score of 1 on a scale of 5. More than one third (37.9%) of the donkeys had never been dewormed. Also, none of them were ever vaccinated or received dental care from a veterinarian. Their hoofs were trimmed once (45.9%) or twice (27.6%) a year. Forty percent of the donkeys were reported to suffer from at least one medical problem in the preceding year. The most common medical problems were colic, respiratory disorders and skin conditions. Owners seemed to underestimate some of the most prevalent diseases in donkeys, suggesting that their knowledge of the management of donkeys, including routine healthcare practices should be improved to ensure the health and welfare of donkeys in northeastern China.
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- Liang Deng
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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Shao X, Dong X, Cai J, Tang C, Xie K, Yan Z, Luo E, Jing D. Oxygen Enrichment Ameliorates Cardiorespiratory Alterations Induced by Chronic High-Altitude Hypoxia in Rats. Front Physiol 2021; 11:616145. [PMID: 33488404 PMCID: PMC7817980 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.616145] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Chronic high-altitude hypoxia (HAH) results in compensatory pathological adaptations, especially in the cardiorespiratory system. The oxygen enrichment technology can provide long-lasting oxygen supply and minimize oxygen toxicity, which has proven to be effective to increase oxygen saturation, decrease heart rate, and improve human exercise performance after ascending to high altitudes. Nevertheless, it remains unknown whether oxygen enrichment can resist chronic HAH-induced cardiorespiratory alterations. Thirty-six male rats were equally assigned to the normal control (NC), HAH, and HAH with oxygen enrichment (HAHO) groups. The HAH and HAHO rats were housed in a hypobaric hypoxia chamber equivalent to 5,000 m for 4 weeks. The HAHO rats were exposed to oxygen-enriched air for 8 h/day. We found that oxygen enrichment mitigated the augmented skin blood flow and improved the locomotor activity of HAH-exposed rats. Oxygen enrichment inhibited HAH-induced increase in the production of red blood cells (RBCs). The hemodynamic results showed that oxygen enrichment decreased right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) in HAH-exposed rats. HAH-associated right ventricular hypertrophy and cardiomyocyte enlargement were ameliorated by oxygen enrichment. Oxygen enrichment inhibited HAH-induced excessive expression of cytokines associated with cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis [angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)/angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), angiotensin II (Ang II), collagen type I alpha 1 (Col1α1), collagen type III alpha 1 (Col3α1), and hydroxyproline] in the right ventricle (RV). Oxygen enrichment inhibited medial thickening, stenosis and fibrosis of pulmonary arterioles, and cytokine expression related with fibrosis (Col1α1, Col3α1, and hydroxyproline) and pulmonary vasoconstriction [endothelin-1(ET-1)] in HAH-exposed rats. This study represents the first effort testing the efficacy of the oxygen enrichment technique on cardiopulmonary structure and function in chronic HAH animals, and we found oxygen enrichment has the capability of ameliorating chronic HAH-induced cardiopulmonary alterations.
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- Xi Shao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Recuperation Management Office, Department of Medical Management and Training, Qingdao Special Service Recuperation Center of PLA Navy, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,College of Basic Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Wang W, Tang C, Ji QL, Xiu H, Shao H, Yu XM. Use of multiple nursing interventions (cluster nursing) in ABO hemolytic disease of neonates and evaluation of its effect. J Int Med Res 2020; 48:300060519887630. [PMID: 31939321 PMCID: PMC7254602 DOI: 10.1177/0300060519887630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective This study aimed to create a group of nursing intervention (cluster nursing) strategies of phototherapy for neonates and to evaluate clinical effects of intervention measures on reducing neonatal jaundice in neonates. Methods We performed a prospective study. A total of 141 patients with neonatal ABO hemolytic jaundice were included and randomly divided into two groups: intervention group and control group. The intervention group adopted cluster nursing measures in combination with continuous phototherapy (blue light), while the control group adopted routine nursing together with continuous phototherapy (blue light). Results No differences were observed in general characteristics between the groups. On the seventh day of treatment, percutaneous bilirubin levels were significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group. On the seventh day of treatment, milk intake was significantly higher and the duration of hospitalization was significantly shorter in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusion Use of cluster nursing measures in combination with phototherapy in neonatal ABO hemolysis can effectively reduce bilirubin levels, improve symptoms of jaundice, and shorten the course of the disease.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Neonatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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