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Luo P, Lv JM, Xie YF, Xiao LY, Qin SY, Chen GD, Luo XZ, Hu D, Gao H. Discovery and characterization of a novel sub-group of UbiA-type terpene cyclases with a distinct motif I. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00408a] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A novel sub-group of UbiA-type TCs with a distinct motif I were identified from fungi to generate structurally diverse sesquiterpenes.
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- Pan Luo
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Clinical Experimental Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Luo XZ, Du X, Li WY, Zhao Q, Liu DW, Zhou LN, Wu JF, Tang XM, Zhao XD, Du HQ. [Clinical characteristics and risk factors of deaths in patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:576-581. [PMID: 34405640 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20201224-01128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and risk factors of pediatric patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS). Methods: This was a case-control study. Clinical data of 165 cases of pediatric patients with WAS, who visited the Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University between January 2007 and August 2020 were retrospectively analyzed and divided into death group and survival group (control group) according to the prognosis in the follow-up. Two independent samples t-test, Welch approximate t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson χ² test, Yates corrected χ² test, or Fisher exact probability test were used for comparison between groups. Risk factors were analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 165 patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome were enrolled in this study, including 40 cases in the death group and 125 cases in the survival group. The WAS score was (4.1±0.8) score in the death group and (3.1±1.2) score in the survival group. The age was 19 (9, 28) months in the death group and 60 (36,86) in the survival group. The episode rates of recurrent infection and (or) severe infection, intracranial hemorrhage and eczema in the death group were significantly higher than those in the survival group (95.0% (38/40) vs.32.0% (40/125),25.0% (10/40) vs. 2.4% (3/125), 90.0% (36/40) vs. 72.0% (90/125), χ²=48.253, 18.325, 5.440, all P<0.05). Infection (22 cases, 55.0%) and intracerebral hemorrhage (15 cases, 37.5%) were the main causes of death, 3 cases (7.5%) died of severe graft-versus-host disease after transplantation. The Logistic regression model indicated that repeated infection and (or) severe infection and non-use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) replacement therapy were risk factors for death in Chinese WAS patients (OR values were 8.999 and 2.860, 95% CI were (2.041-39.667) and (1.375-5.950), respectively, all P<0.05). Conclusions: Recurrent and (or) severe infection is the main risk factor of death for WAS patietns. Regular IVIG treatment can improve the survival rate of patients with WAS.
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- X Z Luo
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity,Chongqing 400014, China
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Zhang X, Tang CZ, Luo XZ, Deng BW. [A Meta-analysis of Effectiveness of Acupoint Catgut Embedding Therapy for Insomnia]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2019; 43:591-6. [PMID: 30232870 DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.170221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness and superiority of acupoint catgut-embedding in the treatment of insomnia. METHODS Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for insomnia treated by acupoint implantation of catgut were included in the present study. We searched the related articles from 6 databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, CBM, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang) from the date of inception to March 19, 2017 by using keywords "catgut implantation at acupuncture point" or "catgut implantation at acupoint" and "insomnia" or "agrypnia" and "randomised (or randomized) clinical trial". Quality assessments were performed by two researchers independently using GRADE profile 3.6, followed by crosscheck. Data were analyzed using software Revman 5.3 and STATA 14.0. RESULTS Twenty-two trials met the inclusion criteria were included. They recruited 1 714 cases of insomnia. GRADE grading suggests a low quality of these articles. Heterogeneous test (numerical test) showed χ2=31.11, P=0.07, I2=32%. Gabriz chart and sensitivity analysis ultimately determined that these trials have smaller or no heterogenity. The effective rate of acupoint catgut embedding for insomnia was higher than that of the control group (OR= 3.77; 95% CI: 2.63-5.41; P<0.00001). CONCLUSION Acupoint catgut embedding therapy has a positive role in clinical treatment of insomnia. But due to lower quality of current literature, more high-quality randomized controlled clinical trials are required.
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- Xiao Zhang
- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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Chen XJ, Yang JX, Wang HY, Yu Q, Luo XZ, Xue HD, Cao DY, Yu M, Zhu Q, Zhang HW, Yu M, Ma FH, Sun L, Liu J, Shan BE, Zhou XR, Shen K. [Consensus on fertility preservation treatment for early stage endometrial cancer and atypical hyperplasia]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2019; 54:80-86. [PMID: 30803165 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-567x.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cui SY, Luo XZ, He JY, Zhang X, Deng BW, Tang CZ. [Using Machine Learning to Investigate Factors Influencing the Efficacy of "Shoulder Tri-needles Therapy" in Treatment of Shoulder-hand Syndrome in 586 Stroke Patients]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2018; 43:733-737. [PMID: 30585473 DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.170231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the factors influencing the therapeutic effect of "Shoulder Tri-needles therapy" in the treatment of shoulder-hand syndrome of stroke patients by using machine learning approach, so as to provide a feasibility for improving clinical efficacy. METHODS A total of 586 stroke patients with shoulder-hand syndrome eligible for this study were involved in our machine learning experiments for classification of the influential factors. Their data including the age, gender, pulse condition, complexion, tongue quality, tongue coating, disease stage, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood glucose, blood triglyceride, blood total cholesterol, smoking history, drinking history, and final outcomes were extracted from the medical record system (from Oct. of 2014 to Jan. of 2017 in the First Affiliated Hospital and Shenzhen Futian Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine). The single rule algorithm (1 R) was adopted to learn, followed by optimization with Repeated Incremental Pruning to Produce Error Reduction (RIPPER) algorithm, and C 5.0 decision tree algorithm. RESULTS The accurate classification rates of 1 R, RIPPER and decision tree model were 87.37%(512/586), 95.90% (562/586), and 97.10% (569/586), respectively. The final outcomes of machine learning of this study showed that the disease stage (acute or recovery stage), complexion difference, tongue coating difference, blood pressure level, consumption of alcohol, BMI, and smoking habit were the most important factors influencing the therapeutic effect of "Shoulder Tri-needles" in the treatment of shoulder-hand syndrome of stroke patients. CONCLUSION The disease stage, complexion and tongue identification, blood pressure level, alcohol drinking and smoking habits, and BMI are the principal factors affecting the therapeutic effect of "Shoulder Tri-needles therapy" in the treatment of shoulder-hand syndrome of stroke patients.
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- Shao-Yang Cui
- Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acu-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405
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- Clinical Medical College of Acu-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405
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- Clinical Medical College of Acu-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405
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- Clinical Medical College of Acu-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405
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- 1Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China; 2Clinical Medical College of Acu-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405
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Deng BW, Luo XZ, Tang CZ, Zhang X. [A Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Epilepsy]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2018; 43:263-8. [PMID: 29888583 DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.170347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of epilepsy. METHODS We first collected research data about randomized control trials (RCTs) of acupuncture treatment of epilepsy from databases CNKI, CBM, VIP and Wanfang using key words "(acupuncture)", "(epilepsy)"or "(epilepsy)"or "(epilepsy)", and from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library using key words "acupuncture" "needling" "prod" "epilepsy" "epilepsies" or "seizure disorder" or "simple seizure" from the date of database construction to May 5, 2017. Then, two researchers extracted the study outcomes and evaluated the evidence qualification of the research data independently using GRADE profile 3.6 software and analyzed the primary outcome indexes using RevMan 5.3 and STATA 14.0. RESULTS Eleven articles containing 827 cases were included in the Meta-analysis. We found that acupuncture or acupuncture in combination with other conventional drugs had a significantly better efficacy than conventional drugs in the treatment of epilepsy [OR=3.94, 95%CI (2.49, 6.24), Z=5.85, P<0.000 01]. There was a statistical heterogeneity (P=0.04, l2=60%), and the Meta-analysis was not feasible for the studies of acupuncture vs medication. Combination of acupuncture and Chinese traditional drugs was significantly better than simple Chinese traditional drugs [OR = 4.61, 95%CI (2.18, 9.74), Z=4.01, P<0.000 1], and combination of acupuncture and wes-tern medicines was obviously better than simple western medicines [OR=3.07, 95%CI(1.24, 7.65), Z=2.41, P=0.02] in the treatment of epilepsy. CONCLUSION Acupuncture therapy may have a positive effect in the treatment of epilepsy but the conclusion needs further verification due to very fewer high-quality and well-designed RCTs found at the present.
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- Bo-Wen Deng
- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
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Wang LM, Luo XZ, Zhang YM, Lian JJ, Gao YX, Zheng Z. Effect of earthworm loads on organic matter and nutrient removal efficiencies in synthetic domestic wastewater, and on bacterial community structure and diversity in vermifiltration. Water Sci Technol 2013; 68:43-49. [PMID: 23823538 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this paper, we studied the effect of earthworm loads on the removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), total nitrogen, and total phosphorus from synthetic domestic sewage and on the bacterial community structure and diversity of substrates in earthworm packing beds. The different vermifiltrations (VFs), including the control, are successful in removing both organic matter (OM) and nutrients. The removal rate of NH3-N at 12.5 g of earthworm/L of soil VF is higher compared with that at 0 and 4.5 earthworm load VFs. The highest Shannon index, in the earthworm packing bed, occurred at 16.5 earthworm load VF. Furthermore, the COD removal rate is significantly correlated with the Shannon index, which reveals that OM removal for synthetic domestic sewage treatment at VF might be more dependent on bacterial diversity at the earthworm packing bed. The band distributions and diversities of the bacterial community for samples from different earthworm loads in VFs suggest that the bacterial community structure was only affected within the earthworm packing bed when the earthworm load reached a certain level. The present study adds to the current understanding of OM and nutrient degradation processes in VF domestic wastewater treatment.
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- L M Wang
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, No. 8, Jiang Wang Miao Street, Nanjing 210042, China.
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Ma J, Ng S, Yong Y, Luo XZ, Wang X, Liu XW. Recyclable Sulfonated Amorphous Carbon Catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles with α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds in Water. Chem Asian J 2010; 5:778-82. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.200900726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Luo XZ, Yu JG, Xu LZ, Yang SL, Feng JD, Ou SL. [Chemical constituents in volatile oil from fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2001; 26:262-4. [PMID: 12525051] [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: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents in the volatile oil from fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla. METHOD Using GC-MS to identify the constituents. RESULT AND CONCLUSION Sixty-four compounds were identified on the basis of GC-MS, the main ones being p-cymene, valence, linalool, myrtenal, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, furopelargone A and terpinen-4-ol. Three sesquiterpenes valencene, nootkanone and nootkanol have been isolated from the CHCl3 extract as check, of these 64 identified compounds linalyl oxide, valencene, bakkenolide A, furopelargone A and 3-hydroxycalamenene are reported for the first time.
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- X Z Luo
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Scienes, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China
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Yu JG, Li TM, Sun L, Luo XZ, Ding W, Li DY. [Studies on the chemical constituents of the seeds from Artabostrys hexapetalus (Annonaceae)]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2001; 36:281-6. [PMID: 12580057] [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: 02/28/2023]
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AIM To study the chemical constituents of the seeds from Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari (Annonaceae). METHODS Various chromatographic techniques were used to separate and purify the constituents. Their structures were elucidated on the physico-chemical properties and spectral data. RESULTS Eight compounds were isolated from the seeds of A. hexapetalus. They were identified as four neolignans: isoamericanin A (1), isoamericanol A (2), americanin B (3) and artabotrycinol (4), a semiterpenoid: (R)-artabotriol (5) and others: palmitic acid (6), beta-sitosterol (7) and daucosterol (8). CONCLUSION Artabotrycinol (4) and (R)-artabotriol (5) are new compounds. Three other neolignans were isolated from this plant for the first time.
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- J G Yu
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China.
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Muricatenol (1) is a new C37 non-THF ring acetogenin with four hydroxyls and one isolated double bond in the long aliphatic chain. 2,4-cis-Gigantetrocinone (2) and 2,4-trans-gigantetrocinone (3) have been isolated as their acetates by preparative TLC. 2,4-trans-Isoannonacin-10-one (4) and 2,4-trans-isoannonacin (5) have been isolated as only 2,4-trans-form for the first time (no cis-form). Also four known acetogenins, gigantetrocin-A (6), gigantetrocin-B (7), annomontacin (8), gigantetronenin (9) and a mixture of N-fatty acyl tryptamines have been isolated (10). Their structures have been established on the basis of spectral analyses. The CHCl3 fraction of the seeds showed strong antitumor activities.
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- D Y Li
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing.
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Yu JG, Yu DL, Zhang S, Luo XZ, Sun L, Zheng CC, Chen YH. [Studies on the chemical constituents of Kaempferia marginata]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2000; 35:760-3. [PMID: 11372443] [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: 04/16/2023]
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AIM To study the chemical constituents of the rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L. (Zingiberaceae). METHODS Various chromatographic techniques were used to separate and purify. Their physico-chemical properties and spectral data were used to elucidate the structures. RESULTS Six compounds were isolated from the hexane extract of K. galanga. Their structures were identified as marginatol (1), 8 (14), 15-sanderacopimaradiene-1 alpha, 9 alpha-diol (2), 8 (14), 15-sanderacopimaradiene-1 alpha, 6 beta, 9 alpha-triol (3), germacrone (4), trans-ethyl p-methoxycinnamate (5) and n-pentadecane (6) on the basis of spectral data (IR, MS, 1H-1H, 13C-1H NMR, NOEs and HMBC). CONCLUSION Marginatol (1) is a new isopimarene diterpenoid and was elucidated as 8(14), 15-isopimaradiene-6 alpha-ol. Compounds 2, 3 and 4 were isolated for the first time from this plant.
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- J G Yu
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Bejing 100094, China
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Routine targeting of neurones for expression of exogenous genes would facilitate our ability to manipulate their internal milieu or functions, providing insight into physiology of neurones. The magnocellular neurones of the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus have been the objects of limited success by this approach. Here we report on the placement of the enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) coding sequence at various locations within an oxytocin transgene. Placement within the first exon yielded little to no expression, whereas placement in the third exon (as an in-frame fusion with the carboxyl terminus of the oxytocin preprohormone) resulted in cell-specific expression of eGFP in oxytocin neurones. Furthermore, placement of the eGFP sequence downstream of a picornavirus internal ribosomal entry site (IRES), also in the third exon, allowed expression of the eGFP as a separate protein. Other coding sequences should now be amenable to expression within oxytocin neurones to study their physiology.
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- W S Young
- Section on Neural Gene Expression, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4068, USA.
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Isolation of full-length mRNA without degradation is critical in the study of in vivo gene regulation and transcription, cDNA synthesis and reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. It is particularly difficult to isolate full-length mRNA from thermophiles, which have higher turnover rates of mRNA degradation. Mastigocladus laminosus is a thermophilic heterocystous cyanobacterium. The assay of M. laminosus cell lysates showed that RNase activity was high and was resistant to the conventional guanidine thiocyanate and 2-mercaptoethanol denaturation methods. The mRNA isolated by several conventional methods was completely degraded. A method was developed to purify full-length mRNA by a combination of fast cooling, vanadyl-ribonucleoside-complex inhibition, phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol extraction, lithium chloride precipitation and the lysing of cells with the French Press. This method produced high-quality, full-length mRNA in high yield. Purified mRNA was suitable for Northern blotting, cDNA synthesis and RT-PCR. This method could be applicable to other thermophiles in which the RNase activity is high and/or is resistant to guanidine thiocyanate.
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- X Z Luo
- University of Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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Yu JG, Gui HQ, Luo XZ, Sun L, Zhu P, Yu ZL. [Studies on the chemical constituents of Annona muricata]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1997; 32:431-7. [PMID: 11596323] [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: 02/21/2023]
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Annonaceous acetogenin (or polyketide) is a kind of potential antineoplastic agents from Annonaceae plants. Two new acetogenins, Muricatalicin (I) and muricatalin (VI), a mesitoate of a new acetogenin, annonacin-B mesitoate (Vb), and three known acetogenins, annonacin (II), annonacin-A (III) and annonacin-10-one (IV) have been isolated from Annona muricata L. The structures and relative stereochemistry of I, VI and Vb were elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis and examination of their acetates and/or mesitoate.
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- J G Yu
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094
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Thirty children with daytime urinary frequency (DUFC) were randomly divided into two groups. The first group was given oral indomethacin, 1 mg/kg per dose, three times a day for 7 days. The frequency of urination fell from 26.3 +/- 2.3 to 11.7 +/- 2.8 at the end of the treatment period. The second group was treated with oral chloramphenicol, 30 mg/kg per day, in four divided doses for 7 days. Their urinary frequency did not change. They were then treated with a 1-week course of indomethacin and responded in a similar manner to group 1 patients. The use of indomethacin was accompanied by significant increases in plasma carbon dioxide-combining power, urine osmolality and urine pH; urine sodium and potassium levels decreased. These results show that a short course of indomethacin, in low dose, improves DUFC. We propose that it acts by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis which modifies tubular function and increases urinary pH.
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- X Z Luo
- Department of Paediatrics, Shanghai Pudong Central Hospital, Peoples Republic of China
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Luo XZ. [Giant-cell tumor of the sacrum: an analysis of 10 cases]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1990; 28:272-3, 317. [PMID: 2086095] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Giant-cell tumor of the sacrum is rare. There were only a few reports of large series in the literature. From 1960-1988 a total of ten cases giant-cell tumor of the sacrum were treated in our Department. The average age of the patients was 34 years (with range of 19-49 years). The lesions located in the proximal parts of the sacrums in 8 cases, and in S3-5 in another 2 cases. of 10, 7 were treated with en bloc resection or subtotal resection. of the sacrum, and followed by irradiation in 5 of 7 cases (with range of 2000r-4500r). All the 7 cases were followed up without any evidence of local recurrence or distant metastases. The average follow-up period was 10.3 years (with range of 1.5-27.5 years). The rectal, bladder and sexual function were normal or restored. The other 3 cases, biopsied in 2, partially resected in 1, died less than one year after diagnosis. Comparing the died group with the survival group, we concluded that early diagnosis and thorough excision of the tumor are the two decisive factors for a favorable prognosis.
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Yu JG, Cong PZ, Tan P, Luo XZ. [Studies on the chemical constituents of the volatile oil of Hippophae rhamnoides L. subsp. sinensis Rousi]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1988; 23:456-9. [PMID: 3213534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Luo XZ. [Type distribution of 1,651 strains of Salmonella and analysis of environmental pollution in relation to the occurrence of salmonellosis among human population]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 1982; 3:291-3. [PMID: 7185473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Feng CH, Cai YH, Zhang JQ, Jiang HL, Luo XZ. In vitro tissue culture study on giant cell tumor of bone. Chin Med J (Engl) 1981; 94:709-17. [PMID: 6800711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Chu JM, Luo XZ. [Cyanide content in the juice of sour bamboo shoot (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 1981; 15:25-6. [PMID: 7307798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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