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Lu JJ, Wu PF, He JG, Li YK, Long LH, Yao XP, Yang JH, Chen HS, Zhang XN, Hu ZL, Chen Z, Wang F, Chen JG. BNIP3L/NIX-mediated mitophagy alleviates passive stress-coping behaviors induced by tumor necrosis factor-α. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:5062-5076. [PMID: 36914810 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02008-z] [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: 04/17/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Recent studies based on animal models of various neurological disorders have indicated that mitophagy, a selective autophagy that eliminates damaged and superfluous mitochondria through autophagic degradation, may be involved in various neurological diseases. As an important mechanism of cellular stress response, much less is known about the role of mitophagy in stress-related mood disorders. Here, we found that tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), an inflammation cytokine that plays a particular role in stress responses, impaired the mitophagy in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) via triggering degradation of an outer mitochondrial membrane protein, NIP3-like protein X (NIX). The deficits in the NIX-mediated mitophagy by TNF-α led to the accumulation of damaged mitochondria, which triggered synaptic defects and behavioral abnormalities. Genetic ablation of NIX in the excitatory neurons of mPFC caused passive coping behaviors to stress, and overexpression of NIX in the mPFC improved TNF-α-induced synaptic and behavioral abnormalities. Notably, ketamine, a rapid on-set and long-lasting antidepressant, reversed the TNF-α-induced behavioral abnormalities through activation of NIX-mediated mitophagy. Furthermore, the downregulation of NIX level was also observed in the blood of major depressive disorder patients and the mPFC tissue of animal models. Infliximab, a clinically used TNF-α antagonist, alleviated both chronic stress- and inflammation-induced behavioral abnormalities via restoring NIX level. Taken together, these results suggest that NIX-mediated mitophagy links inflammation signaling to passive coping behaviors to stress, which underlies the pathophysiology of stress-related emotional disorders.
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- Jia-Jing Lu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Li YK, Qiu JY, Shi BL, Liu Z, Mao SH, Qiao J, Zhu ZZ, Qiu Y. [Comparison of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring between patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1774-1780. [PMID: 37305937 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20221215-02661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To compare the intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) results between patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and to analyze the influence of congenital spinal deformity on IONM in AMC patients, thus to evaluate the efficiency of IONM in AMC patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study. The clinical data of 19 AMC patients underwent correction surgery from July 2013 to January 2022 in Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. There were 13 males and 6 females with a mean age of (15.2±5.6) years, and the average Cobb angle of main curve was 60.8°±27.7°. And 57 female AIS patients of similar age and curve type with the AMC patients during the same period were selected as the control group, with an average age of (14.6±4.4) years and a mean Cobb angle of 55.2°±14.2°. The latency and amplitude of samatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) and transcranial electric motor evoked potentials (TCeMEPs) were compared between the two groups. The difference in IONM data between AMC patients with and without congenital spinal deformity was also evaluated. Results: The success rates of SSEPs and TCeMEPs were 100% and 14/19 for AMC patients, 100% and 100% for AIS patients. The SSEPs-P40 latency, SSEPs-N50 latency, SSEPs-amplitude, TCeMEPs-latency, TCeMEPs-amplitude showed no significant difference between AMC patients and AIS patients (P>0.05 for all). The side-difference of TCeMEPs-amplitude showed an increasing trend in AMC patients when compared with that in AIS patients, but there was no statistical difference between the two groups [(147.0±185.6) μV vs (68.1±311.4) μV, P=0.198]. The SSEPs-amplitude value was (1.4±1.1) μV on concave side in AMC patients with congenital spinal deformity, and it was (2.6±1.2) μV on concave side in AMC patients without congenital spinal deformity (P=0.041). The SSEPs-amplitude value was (1.4±0.8) μV on convex side in AMC patients with congenital spinal deformity, and it was (2.6±1.3) μV on convex side in AMC patients without congenital spinal deformity (P=0.028). Conclusions: The values of SSEPs-P40 latency, SSEPs-N50 latency, SSEPs-amplitude, TCeMEPs-latency and TCeMEPs-amplitude are similar in AMC and AIS patients. The SSEPs-amplitude of AMC patients with congenital spinal deformity is lower than that of AMC patients without congenital spinal deformity.
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- Y K Li
- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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Li HH, Liu Y, Chen HS, Wang J, Li YK, Zhao Y, Sun R, He JG, Wang F, Chen JG. PDGF-BB-Dependent Neurogenesis Buffers Depressive-Like Behaviors by Inhibition of GABAergic Projection from Medial Septum to Dentate Gyrus. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023:e2301110. [PMID: 37325895 PMCID: PMC10401107 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Hippocampal circuitry stimulation is sufficient to regulate adult hippocampal neurogenesis and ameliorate depressive-like behavior, but its underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, it is shown that inhibition of medial septum (MS)-dentate gyrus (DG) circuit reverses the chronic social defeat stress (CSDS)-induced depression-like behavior. Further analysis exhibits that inhibition of gamma-aminobutyric acidergic neurons in MS projecting to the DG (MSGABA+ -DG) increases the expression of platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) in somatostatin (SOM) positive interneurons of DG, which contributes to the antidepressant-like effects. Overexpression of the PDGF-BB or exogenous administration of PDGF-BB in DG rescues the effect of chronic stress on the inhibition of neural stem cells (NSCs) proliferation and dendritic growth of adult-born hippocampal neurons, as well as on depressive-like behaviors. Conversely, knockdown of PDGF-BB facilitates CSDS-induced deficit of hippocampal neurogenesis and promotes the susceptibility to chronic stress in mice. Finally, conditional knockdown platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRβ) in NSCs blocks an increase in NSCs proliferation and the antidepressant effects of PDGF-BB. These results delineate a previously unidentified PDGF-BB/PDGFRβ signaling in regulating depressive-like behaviors and identify a novel mechanism by which the MSGABA+ -DG pathway regulates the expression of PDGF-BB in SOM-positive interneurons.
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- Hou-Hong Li
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science, Wuhan, 430030, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, 430030, China
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Wang CT, Liang PY, Li M, Wang B, Wang YZ, Li XS, Wei WX, Gou XY, Ding YN, Zhang Z, Li YK, Liu XY, Liang YM. Aryl-to-vinyl 1,4-Nickel Migration/Reductive Cross-Coupling Reaction Applied to the Stereoselective Synthesis of Multisubstituted Olefins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023:e202304447. [PMID: 37145118 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202304447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The aryl-to-vinyl nickel 1,4-migration (1,4-Ni migration) reaction has been reported for the first time. The generated alkenyl Ni species undergo a reductive coupling reaction with unactivated brominated alkanes affording a series of trisubstituted olefins. This tandem reaction exhibits mild conditions, a broad substrate scope, high regioselectivity, and excellent Z/E stereoselectivity. A series of controlled experiments have shown that the critical 1,4-Ni migration process is reversible. In addition, the alkenyl nickel intermediates obtained after migration are highly Z/E stereoselective and do not undergo Z/E isomerization. The obtained trace isomerization products are caused by the instability of the product.
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- Cui-Tian Wang
- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, , CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Northwest Normal University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Chemistry and Centre for Scientific Modeling and Computation, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Lanzhou University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, China, 730000, Lanzhou, CHINA
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Chen HS, Wang J, Li HH, Wang X, Zhang SQ, Deng T, Li YK, Zou RS, Wang HJ, Zhu R, Xie WL, Zhao G, Wang F, Chen JG. Long noncoding RNA Gm2694 drives depressive-like behaviors in male mice by interacting with GRP78 to disrupt endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabn2496. [PMID: 36459549 PMCID: PMC10936050 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn2496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in various biological processes and implicated in the regulation of neuronal activity, but the potential role of lncRNAs in depression remains largely unknown. Here, we identified that lncRNA Gm2694 was increased in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of male mice subjected to chronic social defeat stress (CSDS). The down-regulation of Gm2694 in the mPFC alleviated CSDS-induced depressive-like behaviors through enhanced excitatory synaptic transmission. Furthermore, we found that Gm2694 preferentially interacted with the carboxyl-terminal domain of 78-kilodalton glucose-regulated protein (GRP78), which abrogated GRP78 function and disrupted endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis, resulting in a reduction of the surface expression of AMPA receptors (AMPARs). Overexpression of GRP78 in the mPFC promoted the surface expression of AMPARs and attenuated the CSDS-induced depressive-like behaviors of mice. Together, our results unraveled a previously unknown role of Gm2694 in regulating endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis and excitatory synaptic transmission in depression.
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- Hong-Sheng Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430022 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, 430030 Wuhan, China
- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Institute of Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Research Center for Depression, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, 430030 Wuhan, China
- The Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (HUST), Ministry of Education of China, 430030 Wuhan, China
- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Institute of Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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Liang X, Guan F, Hu ZQ, Li B, Li YK, Jing B, Huang H, Zhu GT, Mao BB. [The related factors of postoperative recurrence in trigeminalneuralgia patients undergoing fully neuroendoscopic microvascular decompression]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:2465-2469. [PMID: 36000377 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20211218-02820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the related factors of postoperative recurrence intrigeminal neuralgia (TN) patients treated with fully neuroendoscopic microvascular decompression (MVD). Methods: The clinical baseline data and preoperative MRI imaging data of 112 patients with TN treated by neuroendoscopic MVD from December 2008 to December 2020 in the Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University were retrospectively analyzed, including: area ratio of cerebellopontine area (CPA)(healthy side/affected side), trigeminal nerve(TGN)length ratio(healthy side/affected side), TGN angle ratio(healthy side/affected side), and criminal vessel type. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the factors affecting postoperative recurrence. Results: Among the 112 patients in this group, there were 49 males and 63 females. The age ranged from 20 to 82 (59±9) years, and the course of disease was 0.05 to 30.00 (5.60±5.15) years. Pain was located on the left side in 43 cases (38.39%) and on the right side in 69 cases (61.61%), respectively. All patients were followed up for more than 1 year, with an average follow-up time of 21.5 months, and 11 cases recurred. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that disease duration≥3 years(HR=9.34, 95%CI:1.12-39.07), CPA area ratio(healthy side/affected side)>1 (HR=27.47, 95%CI:1.69-44.20), criminal vessel type with vein(HR=35.39, 95%CI:1.26-18.60) and criminal vessel type with arteriovenous (HR=46.07, 95%CI: 2.74-27.75) were the main factors influencing recurrence of MVD surgery (all P<0.05). Conclusion: The disease duration≥3 years, CPA area ratio(healthy side/affected side)>1, and criminal vessel type with vein/arteriovenous are the relevant factors that affect the recurrence rate after the fully neuroendoscopic MVD treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.
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- X Liang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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Chau HHT, Luk WH, Ma JKF, She HHL, Lam MC, Li YK, Chan CM, Wong WCL. Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Service in the Accident and Emergency Department: Pilot Study. Hong Kong Journal of Radiology 2022. [DOI: 10.12809/hkjr2217287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- HHT Chau
- Department of Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Radiology, Adventist Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Radiology, Integrated Diagnostic Imaging Centre, Hong Kong
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- Accident and Emergency Department, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Accident and Emergency Department, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Accident and Emergency Department, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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Jing XK, Jiang QY, Li CS, Zhang NR, Chai YT, Feng F, Li BA, Li YK. [Methylation detection of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten gene promoter in hepatocellular carcinoma samples by next-generation sequencing]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1220-1227. [PMID: 34706508 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210302-00208] [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: The purpose of this study is to use the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology platform to detect the methylation rate of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) promoter region in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue samples, and to analyze the clinical significance of its correlation with the prognosis of patients receiving sorafenib treatment. Methods: The 52 pairs of tumor tissue and para-cancerous tissue samples from HCC patients treated with sorafenib alone, which were collected and preserved in the Liver Tumor Diagnosis and Research Center of the former 302 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Project with the project batch number 81702986 in 2018, were extracted total DNA from the samples. Then the DNA samples were treated with bisulfite and specific primers were designed to amplify the PTEN promoter region. Finally, the amplified products were analyzed by second-generation sequencing. In the analysis of clinical significance of PTEN methylation, log-rank statistical analysis was used to calculate whether there was a statistical difference in survival between the patient groups. Results: The methylation rate of PTEN promoter region in tumor tissues (29.17%±9.58%) was significantly higher than that in paracancer tissues (4.17%±2.86%)(t=19.970,P<0.05). At the same time, in HCC tissues, the methylation rate of the PTEN promoter region is negatively correlated with its expression (F=47.270,P<0.000 1;Y=-1 800×X+38.03), and the PTEN methylation rate is negatively correlated with the prognosis of patients receiving the molecularly targeted drug Sorafenib (χ²=4.313,P<0.05). Conclusion: This study successfully established a new method for detecting methylation in the promoter region of PTEN, and the methylation rate of PTEN can be used as one of the targets of HCC diagnosis and targeted therapy.
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100,China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease, Department of Infectious Disease, the Fifth Medical Center, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100039,China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease, Department of Infectious Disease, the Fifth Medical Center, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100039,China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100,China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease, Department of Infectious Disease, the Fifth Medical Center, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100039,China
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- The Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, the Fifth Medical Center, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100039,China
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- The Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, the Fifth Medical Center, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100039,China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100,China
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Shi JY, Yang Y, Huang A, Xu JX, Cheng Y, Li YK, Gu J. [A challenge for colorectal surgeons: pathogenesis, progression and management of the secondary tumors of the ovary]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:550-556. [PMID: 34148321 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.441530-20210506-00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A common clinical problem encountered by colorectal surgeons is the secondary tumors of the ovary (STO), particularly in young female patients. Most STO are from the digestive tract, and the known possible metastatic mechanisms include lymphatic, hematogenous, and intraperitoneal spreading. The molecular and histopathological characteristics of STO from different sites are diverse. It is particularly important to correctly identify the origin and feature of STO, which should be clarified by combining medical history, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, imaging and other means. The prognosis of patients with STO is poor in general. Comprehensive therapies based on surgical resection can benefit some patients. There is no specific treatment for STO at present, but not giving up easily on these patients is the right choice that every surgeon should understand.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing 100144, China Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Beijing 100142, China
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Jiao WH, Huang YN, Xu XF, Li YK, Liu Y, Wang ZC, Xu XL, Feng YX, Feng CM, Cao GH. Normal-state properties of the quasi-one-dimensional superconductor Ta 4Pd 3Te 16. J Phys Condens Matter 2019; 31:325601. [PMID: 31042685 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab1e9c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We examined the physical properties of the quasi-one-dimensional superconductor Ta4Pd3Te16 in the normal state by detailed measurements of susceptibility, in-plane anisotropic resistivity, magnetoresistance, Hall resistivity, and Seebeck coefficient. The large Wilson ratio, as inferred from normal-state susceptibility, indicates strong electron-electron interaction. The Hall and Seebeck coefficients show not only significant temperature-dependent behavior, indicating the multiband effect, but also an obvious anomaly around T 1 = 40 K. Analyses of both the Hall resistivity and thermopower using a two-band model indicate that the electrons dominate the electrical transport at low temperatures. Our results imply that it is the quantum fluctuations of the charge order taking place in the temperature range 30-50 K that may result in the abnormal normal-state properties of Ta4Pd3Te16.
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- Wen-He Jiao
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, People's Republic of China
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Hou HR, Pan HH, Li YK, Wei JF, Kang YH, Mao CS, Shang J, Kang Y. [Clinical significance of ascitic interleukin-7 expression levels in cirrhotic patients complicated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 27:274-280. [PMID: 31082338 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To observe ascitic interleukin-7 expression level in cirrhotic patients complicated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and to detect the effect of recombinant human IL-7 on CD4(+) and CD8(+)T lymphocyte function. Methods: A total of 84 patients with liver cirrhosis who were hospitalized from August 2017 to April 2018 were selected. Among them, 51 cases were complicated with cirrhosis and untainted ascites, and 33 cases were cirrhosis complicated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Peripheral blood and ascites were collected routinely. The levels of IL-7 in peripheral blood and ascites were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. CD4(+)T cells and CD8(+)T cells were purified from ascites, and were stimulated with recombinant IL-7. Cellular proliferation, key transcription factors for mRNA, and cytokines production by CD4(+)T cells in response to IL-7 stimulation was measured. mRNA expression corresponding to perforin, granzyme B, and granulysin as well as cytokines production by CD8(+)T cells was also measured in response to IL-7 stimulation. Cytolytic and non-cytolytic activity of CD8(+)T cells in response to IL-7 stimulation was also investigated in both direct and indirect contact co-culture system. Measurement data of the normal distribution were compared between the two groups by Student's t-test and the data before and after stimulation were compared by paired t-test. Measurements that did not conform to normal distribution were compared between the two groups using Mann-Whitney U test, and data before and after stimulation were compared using Wilcoxon paired test. Results: There was no significant statistical difference in serum IL-7 levels between the two groups [(5 001 ± 1 458) pg/ml vs. (4 768 ± 1 128) pg/ml, P = 0.41]. The level of ascitic IL-7 in cirrhotic patients complicated with SBP was significantly lower than cirrhosis patients with untainted ascites [(966.4 + 155.8) pg/ml vs. (792.1 + 126.4) pg/ml, P < 0.01]. Recombinant IL-7 stimulation promoted the proliferation of CD4(+) and CD8(+)T cells from ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated by SBP. T-bet mRNA relative expression and IFN-γ secretion in CD4(+)T cells was also elevated in response to IL-7 stimulation in vitro. Moreover, IL-7 stimulation also increased the mRNA expressions of perforin, granzyme B, and granulysin as well as productions of IFN-γ and TNF-α by CD8(+)T cells. Recombinant IL-7 stimulation elevated cytolytic and non-cytolytic activity of CD8(+)T cells from ascites in patients with liver cirrohosis complicated by SBP, which manifested as increased target cell death and IFN-γ production in both direct and indirect contact co-culture system. Conclusion: Ascitic IL-7 promotes T lymphocyte function in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with SBP.
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- H R Hou
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Hou HR, Kang Y, Li YK, Zeng YL, Wei JF, Ding GG, Peng Z, Shang J. [Hepatitis B core antigen promotes invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2.2.15 via Toll-like receptor 4]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 25:908-913. [PMID: 29325291 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) in promoting the invasion of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2.2.15 and the role of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the mechanism. Methods: TLR4 mRNA and protein expression in HepG2 cells and HepG2.2.15 cells was measured by reverse transcription real-time PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively. HepG2.2.15 cells were transfected with TLR4 specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) to silence TLR4 expression, and stimulated by recombinant HBcAg in culture. The invasion of cells was measured by Transwell invasion assay. The expression of TLR4 signaling pathway-related proteins in the cultured cells and proinflammatory cytokines in the supernatant was also determined. The student's t-test, one-way ANOVA, and SNK-q test were used for statistical analysis. Results: TLR4 mRNA and protein expression in HepG2.2.15 cells was significantly higher than that in HepG2 cells. TLR4 siRNA transfection remarkably down-regulated TLR4 expression in HepG2.2.15 cells. Inhibiting TLR4 expression and/or HBcAg stimulation did not affect the proliferation of HepG2.2.15 cells. However, HBcAg stimulation significantly increased the invasion ability of HepG2.2.15 cells and the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines [including interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α]. Inhibiting TLR4 expression significantly reduced HBcAg-induced cellular invasion. Meanwhile, HBcAg stimulation elevated the expression of MyD88 and TRIF in HepG2.2.15 cells. TLR4 silencing inhibited HBcAg-induced increase in the expression of MyD88, while it showed no significant impact on TRIF expression. Conclusion: HBcAg can promote the invasion of HepG2.2.15 cells. The TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway may be involved in this process by inducing the expression of proinflammatory cytokines.
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- H R Hou
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Fu J, Deng HY, Hu ML, Liao LY, Li YK. [Relationships between serum cystatin C, chemerin levels and subclinical atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:307-311. [PMID: 30669719 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the relationships between serum cystatin C (Cys C), chemerin levels and subclinical atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between January 2016 and January 2018, and T2DM patients with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) less than 1.1 mm were selected as subjects (100 males and 80 females, aged 40-60 years). The brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) ≥ 1 700 cm/s was set as the observation group (subclinical atherosclerosis) and baPWV<1 700 cm/s as the control group (non-subclinical atherosclerosis). Physical and blood examination were performed in both groups. Serum Cys C and chemerin levels were measured and their relationship with subclinical atherosclerosis was analyzed. Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between serum creatinine (r=0.167, P=0.011) and baPWV in the observation group, but not in the control group (r=0.105, P=0.070). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, duration of diabetes, serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), Cys C and chemerin were independently associated with baPWV, while high sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were not associated with baPWV. The elevation of serum Cys C (β'=0.393, P=0.003) and chemokine (β'=0.340, P=0.007) were correlative factors for atherosclerosis. Conclusion: The level of serum Cys C and chemerin is possibly related to the occurrence and development of subclinical atherosclerosis in T2DM patients.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China
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Li BZ, Wang ZC, Wang JL, Zhang FX, Wang DZ, Zhang FY, Sun YP, Jing Q, Zhang HF, Tan SG, Li YK, Feng CM, Mei YX, Wang C, Cao GH. Peculiar phase diagram with isolated superconducting regions in ThFeAsN 1-x O x. J Phys Condens Matter 2018; 30:255602. [PMID: 29749964 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aac402] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ThFeAsN1-x O x ([Formula: see text]) system with heavy electron doping has been studied by the measurements of x-ray diffraction, electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and specific heat. The non-doped compound exhibits superconductivity at [Formula: see text] K, which is possibly due to an internal uniaxial chemical pressure that is manifested by the extremely small value of As height with respect to the Fe plane. With the oxygen substitution, the T c value decreases rapidly to below 2 K for [Formula: see text], and surprisingly, superconductivity re-appears in the range of [Formula: see text] with a maximum [Formula: see text] of 17.5 K at x = 0.3. For the normal-state resistivity, while the samples in intermediate non-superconducting interval exhibit Fermi liquid behavior, those in other regions show a non-Fermi-liquid behavior. The specific heat jump for the superconducting sample of x = 0.4 is [Formula: see text], which is discussed in terms of anisotropic superconducting gap. The peculiar phase diagram in ThFeAsN1-x O x presents additional ingredients for understanding the superconducting mechanism in iron-based superconductors.
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- Bai-Zhuo Li
- Department of Physics, School of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, People's Republic of China
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Bao JK, Tang ZT, Jung HJ, Liu JY, Liu Y, Li L, Li YK, Xu ZA, Feng CM, Chen H, Chung DY, Dravid VP, Cao GH, Kanatzidis MG. Unique [Mn6Bi5]− Nanowires in KMn6Bi5: A Quasi-One-Dimensional Antiferromagnetic Metal. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:4391-4400. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jin-Ke Bao
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Xu JZ, Li Y, Li YK, Chen YW, Wang R, Liu G, Liu SM, Ni HW, Li ZM. Shear-induced stereocomplex cylindrites in polylactic acid racemic blends: Morphology control and interfacial performance. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.02.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We report a 29-year-old lady who developed confusion, agitation and seizure after the ingestion of a self-mixture of 3 grams of lidocaine with antacid for treatment of dyspepsia. She developed two episodes of seizure requiring diazepam, propofol and intubation. There was no significant cardiac toxicity and she was discharged on day 3. This is the first reported adult case of seizure in the literature after intentional ingestion of lidocaine for treatment of dyspepsia. The use of local anaesthetic in gastrointestinal cocktail for dyspepsia and its safety are highlighted. Advances in the management of local anaesthetic overdose are also discussed.
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- United Christian Hospital, Accident & Emergency Department, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Introduction Acute urinary retention (AUR) is a common urological presentation to emergency departments (ED). An ambulatory care protocol had been developed allowing trial without catheterization (TWOC) instead of admission to hospital after catheterization in the ED. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the ambulatory care protocol for patients with AUR. The secondary aim was to identify any independent predictor(s) for successful weaning of urinary catheter in a short duration. Methods This was a prospective cohort study. A total of 143 male patients presenting with an episode of AUR underwent urinary catheterization once. Those who were unable to pass urine afterwards were catheterized again and discharged home with a urinary catheter in-situ (Day 0). On Day 3, ability of spontaneous urination was assessed. If failed, spontaneous urination was assessed again on Day 6. Results Successful TWOC was recorded in 50.3% of the 143 patients after first catheterization. The cumulative successful rates for first (Day 3) and second (Day 6) follow-ups were 76.9% and 79.0%, respectively. Among the associated predictors, only the urine retention volume on first catheterization was found to be independently associated with successful TWOC, using binary logistic regression (p=0.001). Conclusion The ambulatory care protocol was successful in weaning off urinary catheter for 50.3% of patients with AUR after first catheterization and a further 26.6% on Day 3, making a cumulative success rate of 76.9%. Those who failed TWOC on Day 3 would get little benefit on further trials. The first catheterization volume was independently associated with the chance of successful TWOC.
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Chen J, Li YK, Dai J, Cao C. Electronic structure and topological properties of centrosymmetric MoAs 2/WAs 2 from first principles. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10491. [PMID: 28874735 PMCID: PMC5585237 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10939-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We investigate the electronic structure of group VI-B transition metal di-arsenides (TAs2, T = Mo, W). By comparing the formation energies, the centrosymmetric di-arsenides compounds are energetically more stable, in contrast to the di-phosphorides (MoP2/WP2). Both compounds can be well described by a two-band model with a pair of well-separated electron/hole bands. The electron/hole carrier density is nearly compensated in MoAs2 (|ne − nh|/nh < 1%). The \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- Jia Chen
- Condensed Matter Group, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036, P. R. China
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- Condensed Matter Group, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036, P. R. China
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- Condensed Matter Group, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036, P. R. China
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- Condensed Matter Group, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036, P. R. China.
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Niu SX, Li YK. [The values of LigaSure vessel sealing system in thyroidectomy for hyperthyroidism]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1965-1966. [PMID: 29798276 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.24.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hui CLM, Li YK, Li AWY, Lee EHM, Chang WC, Chan SKW, Lam SY, Thornton AE, Sham P, Honer WG, Chen EYH. Visual working memory deterioration preceding relapse in psychosis. Psychol Med 2016; 46:2435-2444. [PMID: 27305830 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291716000751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Relapse is distressingly common after the first episode of psychosis, yet it is poorly understood and difficult to predict. Investigating changes in cognitive function preceding relapse may provide new insights into the underlying mechanism of relapse in psychosis. We hypothesized that relapse in fully remitted first-episode psychosis patients was preceded by working memory deterioration. METHOD Visual memory and verbal working memory were monitored prospectively in a 1-year randomized controlled trial of remitted first-episode psychosis patients assigned to medication continuation (quetiapine 400 mg/day) or discontinuation (placebo). Relapse (recurrence of positive symptoms of psychosis), visual (Visual Patterns Test) and verbal (Letter-Number span test) working memory and stressful life events were assessed monthly. RESULTS Remitted first-episode patients (n = 102) participated in the study. Relapsers (n = 53) and non-relapsers (n = 49) had similar baseline demographic and clinical profiles. Logistic regression analyses indicated relapse was associated with visual working memory deterioration 2 months before relapse [odds ratio (OR) 3.07, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.19-7.92, P = 0.02], more stressful life events 1 month before relapse (OR 2.11, 95% CI 1.20-3.72, P = 0.01) and medication discontinuation (OR 5.52, 95% CI 2.08-14.62, P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Visual working memory deterioration beginning 2 months before relapse in remitted first-episode psychosis patients (not baseline predictor) may reflect early brain dysfunction that heralds a psychotic relapse. The deterioration was found to be unrelated to a worsening of psychotic symptoms preceding relapse. Testable predictors offer insight into the brain processes underlying relapse in psychosis.
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- C L M Hui
- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology,Simon Fraser University,Burnaby,BC,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of British Columbia,Vancouver,BC,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR,People's Republic of China
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Zhang L, Li YK, Li ZC, Li QF, Lyu MB, Li DF, Lai CH. The Nutritive Values in Different Varieties of Corn Planted in One Location Fed to Growing Pigs over Three Consecutive Years. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2016; 29:1768-1773. [PMID: 27004815 PMCID: PMC5088426 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.16.0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of variety and planting year on the nutritive values of corn fed to growing pigs. Four corn varieties examined in this experiment were planted in the same village located in Longhua County, Heibei Province, China, in 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. During each year, corn was hand-harvested in early October and sun dried to about 14% moisture content. Three batches of twenty-four barrows (33.27±4.30, 31.88±2.93, 34.21±3.81 kg body wight [BW] in 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively) were used and allotted to a complete block design with 4 diets and 6 replicate pigs per diet. Pigs were individually placed in metabolic crates. The four experimental diets were formulated by mixing each variety of corn and vitamins and minerals, respectively. A five-day collection period followed a seven-day diet acclimation period. The results indicated that variety of corn significantly influenced the available energy content (digestible energy [DE] on dry matter basis, p<0.05; metabolizable energy (ME) on dry matter basis, p<0.05, respectively), and the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of organic matter (p<0.01), dry matter (p<0.05), gross energy (p<0.05), neutral detergent fiber (p<0.01), acid detergent fiber and ether extract (p<0.05). The planting year also significantly influenced the available energy contents (DE on dry matter basis, p<0.05; ME on dry matter basis, p<0.01, respectively) and the ATTD of neutral detergent fiber (p<0.01), acid detergent fiber (p<0.01), crude protein (p<0.01), and ether extract (p<0.01). No interaction was observed between the variety and planting year in DE and ME contents in corn. In conclusion, the variety and planting year significantly influenced the available energy and nutrient digestibility of corn fed to growing pigs.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100102, China
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- New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Wang C, Wang ZC, Mei YX, Li YK, Li L, Tang ZT, Liu Y, Zhang P, Zhai HF, Xu ZA, Cao GH. A New ZrCuSiAs-Type Superconductor: ThFeAsN. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:2170-3. [PMID: 26853632 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report the first nitrogen-containing iron-pnictide superconductor ThFeAsN, which is synthesized by a solid-state reaction in an evacuated container. The compound crystallizes in a ZrCuSiAs-type structure with the space group P4/nmm and lattice parameters a = 4.0367(1) Å and c = 8.5262(2) Å at 300 K. The electrical resistivity and dc magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate superconductivity at 30 K for the nominally undoped ThFeAsN.
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- Cao Wang
- Department of Physics, Shandong University of Technology , Zibo 255049, China
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- Department of Physics and State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics, Shandong University of Technology , Zibo 255049, China
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- Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou 310036, China
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- Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou 310036, China
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- Department of Physics and State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China.,Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Physics and State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China.,Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing 210093, China
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In this study, we cloned the coding DNA sequence (CDS) region of Qinchuan cattle LYR motif-containing 1 (LYRM1) and constructed a recombinant adenovirus expression vector to examine the function of LYRM1 on the cellular level. Total RNA was extracted from the adipose tissue of Qinchuan cattle, cDNA was obtained by reverse transcription, and polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify the CDS region of the LYRM1 gene. The CDS-containing fragment was inserted into the shuttle vector pAdTrack-CMV to construct pAdTrack-CMV-LYRM1 vector. After linearization of pAdTrack-CMV-LYRM1 and the negative control vector pAdTrack-CMV by restriction endonuclease PmeI, the vectors were transformed into Escherichia coli BJ5183 containing pAdEasy-1 to obtain the recombinant adenovirus vector pAd-LYRM1 and pAd-CMV through homologous recombination. pAd-LYRM1 and pAd-CMV were then digested by PacI and transfected into the 293A cell line. The recombinant adenovirus Ad-LYRM1 and Ad-CMV was obtained at a concentration of 7 x 108 and 1.3 x 109 green fluorescent units/mL, respectively. Preadipocytes derived from Qinchuan cattle were separately infected with Ad-LYRM1 and Ad- CMV. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that the expression of LYRM1 was increased by approximate 28,000-folds after the infection with recombinant adenovirus for 48 h. In conclusion, we successfully cloned the CDS region of the Qinchuan cattle LYRM1 gene, constructed the recombinant adenovirus expression vector, and obtained the adenovirus with high titer, providing valuable materials for studying the function of LYRM1 at the cellular level.
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- Y K Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Ma H, Ma JX, Xue P, Gao Y, Li YK. Osteoblast proliferation is enhanced upon the insulin receptor substrate 1 overexpression via PI3K signaling leading to down-regulation of NFκB and BAX pathway. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2014; 123:126-31. [PMID: 25372512 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) promotes bone formation via osteoblast proliferation mediated by PI3K/Akt signaling. A reduction in NFκB activity in osteoblasts results in an increase in bone formation. The NFκB signaling pathway leads to increased expression of BAX, which contributes to osteoblast apoptosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of recombinant plasmid enhanced green fluorescent protein-N1 (pEGFP-N1) that transferred IRS1 gene into osteoblasts in vitro and evaluate the effects of IRS1 overexpression on NFκBp65 and on BAX. Osteoblasts were transfected with pEGFP-N1 or pEGFP-N1 encoding wild-type IRS1 (pEGFP-N1-IRS1). Cell cycle analysis was performed using flow cytometry. The expression levels of NFκBp65 and BAX were measured by Western blotting. Our results revealed that overexpression of IRS1 stimulated osteoblast proliferation, as evidenced by an increase in the number of cells in the S phase compared to controls. IRS1 overexpression in osteoblasts activated the PI3K/Akt pathway, and inhibited expression of NFκBp65 and BAX. When osteoblasts transfected with pEGFP-N1-IRS1 were exposed to a PI3K inhibitor (LY294002), the effects of IRS1 overexpression were reversed. On the basis of our study, it seems that osteoblasts proliferated upon IRS1 overexpression due to inhibition of the NFκB pathway and downregulation of BAX through PI3K/Akt signaling.
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, PR China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, PR China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, PR China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, PR China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, PR China
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Zhai HF, Zhang P, Wu SQ, He CY, Tang ZT, Jiang H, Sun YL, Bao JK, Nowik I, Felner I, Zeng YW, Li YK, Xu XF, Tao Q, Xu ZA, Cao GH. Anomalous Eu Valence State and Superconductivity in Undoped Eu3Bi2S4F4. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:15386-93. [DOI: 10.1021/ja508564s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Racah
Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Racah
Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department
of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- Department
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Zhang YR, Li YK, Fu CZ, Wang JL, Wang HB, Zan LS. Effects of bovine SMO gene polymorphisms on the body measurement and meat quality traits of Qinchuan cattle. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:8105-17. [PMID: 25299195 DOI: 10.4238/2014.october.7.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Beef cattle breeding programs focus on improving important economic traits, including growth rates, and meat quantity and quality. Molecular marker-assisted selection based on genetic variation represents a potential method for breeding genetically improved livestock with better economic traits. Smoothened (SMO) protein is a signal transducer that contributes to the regulation of both osteogenesis and adipogenesis through the hedgehog pathway. In this study, we detected polymorphisms in the bovine SMO gene of Qinchuan cattle, and we analyzed their associations with body measurement traits (BMTs) and meat quality traits (MQTs). Using DNA sequencing and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, 3 novel single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified in the SMO gene of 562 cattle: 1 G > C mutation on exon 9 (G21234C) and 2 C > T mutations on exon 11 (C22424T and C22481T). Association analysis showed that polymorphisms on both the G21234C and C22424T loci significantly affected certain BMTs and MQTs (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), whereas those on the C22481T locus did not (P > 0.05). Therefore, the SMO gene could be used as a candidate gene to alter BMTs and MQTs in Qinchuan cattle or for marker-assisted selection to breed cattle with superior BMTs and MQTs.
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- Y R Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Yang N, Zan LS, Li YK, Gao JB, Ma XH, Fu CZ, Wang H, Adoligbe C. Polymorphisms in the delta-like 2 homolog gene and their association with growth and meat-quality traits in Qinchuan cattle. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:2130-9. [PMID: 24737437 DOI: 10.4238/2014.march.24.20] [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: 11/03/2022]
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The delta-like 2 homolog (DLK2) modulates adipogenesis, hematopoiesis, osteogenesis, and other cell-differentiation processes. In the present study, we detected potential polymorphisms in the DLK2 gene in 604 individuals of Qinchuan cattle by using PCR-RFLP and DNA-sequencing methods. Herein, we identified five novel single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (g.888G>A, g.910A>G, g.995G>A, g.4321A>G, g.4850A>G) and analyzed their association with measured traits. Four of the five analyzed polymorphisms were associated with at least one of the following traits: body weight (BW), chest depth (CD), chest circumference (CC), back fat thickness (BT), and rib-eye area (REA). To the best of our knowledge, our research is the first to report the association of DLK2 gene polymorphisms with growth and meat quality traits in Qinchuan cattle. In summary, the results of our study suggest that the DLK2 gene can be used as a candidate gene in beef cattle breeding.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Li YK, Huangpu YF, Gao JB, Yang N, Fu CZ, Wang HB, Cheng G, Zan LS. New polymorphisms in the novel LYRM1 gene are associated with body measurement and meat quality traits in Qinchuan cattle. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:6926-36. [PMID: 24682980 DOI: 10.4238/2014.march.12.18] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Body measurement and meat quality traits play important roles in the evaluation of productivity in cattle; they are influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Recent studies have shown that LYRM1 is a novel gene related to obesity and may influence fat deposition. We screened for new polymorphisms in the bovine LYRM1 gene and analyzed their association with body measurement and meat quality traits in cattle. DNA samples were obtained from 572 Qinchuan cattle aged from 18 to 24 months. DNA sequencing was used to find the LYRM1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Sequence analysis of LYRM1 revealed four novel SNPs in exon 3: G50A in coding region, C126A, A127T, and T128A in a 3'-untranslated region. G50A, A127T and T128A showed two genotypes: AG and GG, AA and AT, AT and TT, respectively; while C126A showed three genotypes: AA, AC and CC. Analysis showed that these four polymorphisms were significantly associated with body measurement and meat quality traits in the Qinchuan cattle population. We suggest that the LYRM1 gene can be used for marker-assisted selection to improve body measurement and meat quality traits in the Qinchuan cattle population.
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- Y K Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Li TY, Li YK, Chan CM. Who are Prone to Develop Adverse Effects with Oral Tramadol? a Retrospective Cohort Study. HONG KONG J EMERG ME 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/102490791402100101] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective Oral tramadol is a commonly prescribed analgesic in Hong Kong. Significant adverse effects are frequently observed in our locality. Our study aims to describe the rate of significant adverse effect that warrant discontinuation of oral tramadol and identify the risk factors for development of adverse effect. Design Retrospective cohort study. Methods Adult patients aged greater than 18 years old admitted to the emergency medicine ward of a large-scale local hospital in Hong Kong being prescribed with oral tramadol during in-hospital stay were recruited. Significant adverse effects during the hospital stay were observed as the outcome of interest. Results A total of 575 subjects were recruited. 29.9% experienced significant adverse effects likely related to tramadol. Age (p=0.006; odds ratio [OR] = 1.017, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.005-1.029) and sex (p=0.006; OR=1.696, 95% CI= 1.166-2.465) were statistically significant predictors of adverse effects after oral tramadol. Conclusion Our study suggests that female and increasing age patients are significant predictors for the development of adverse effect after taking oral tramadol. Possible adverse effects should be explained to the patients careful especially the higher risk groups. (Hong Kong j. emerg.med. 2014;21:3-9)
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Accident and Emergency Department, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Accident and Emergency Department, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong
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Hui CLM, Lee EHM, Chang WC, Chan SKW, Li YK, Lee JTM, Chen EYH. Sexual dysfunction in Chinese patients with first-episode psychosis: prevalence, clinical correlates and functioning. Schizophr Res 2013; 148:181-2. [PMID: 23791026 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gao JB, Li YK, Yang N, Ma XH, Adoligbe C, Jiang BJ, Fu CZ, Cheng G, Zan LS. Novel SNPs in the exon region of bovine DKK4 gene and their association with body measurement traits in Qinchuan cattle. Genet Mol Res 2013; 12:6664-72. [PMID: 23479175 DOI: 10.4238/2013.february.28.30] [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: 11/03/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of bovine Dickkopf homolog 4 (DKK4) are associated with body measurement traits in Qinchuan cattle. By using PCR-SSCP technology and DNA sequencing, we discovered 5 DKK4 SNPs in Qingchuan cattle, including -65G>A and -77G>T in the 5'-untranslated region, 1532C>G and 1533T>C in exon 2, and 2088C>T in exon 3. The sequencing map showed that 1532C>G and 1533T>C were in close linkage disequilibrium and were treated as 1532C>G-1533T>C in this study. Allele frequencies were calculated and analyzed by the chi-square test, which showed that -65G>A and 1532C>G-1533T>C were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P > 0.05), whereas -77G>T and 2088C>T were not in all 633 tested Qinchuan cattle individuals (P < 0.01). Gene heterozygosity (HE), effective allele number (NE), and polymorphism information content (PIC) were 0.407, 1.686, and 0.324 at -65G>A; 0.472, 1.894, and 0.361 at -77G>T; 0.476, 1.908, and 0.363 at 1532C>G-1533T>C; and 0.218, 1.279, and 0.195 at 2088C>T. We also evaluated the potential association of these SNPs with body measurement traits in all 633 individuals; the results suggest that several SNPs in Qinchuan cattle DKK4 were significantly associated with body length, hip height, rump length, hip width, heart girth, and pin bone width (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01). These results suggest that bovine DKK4 could be used as candidate gene for Qinchuan cattle breeding.
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- J B Gao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Li YK, Shen CY, Guo HJ, Lv C, Yang XJ, Zhang L, Luo YK, Cao GH, Xu ZA. Effect of Zn impurity in K0.8Fe(2-δ-x)Zn(x)Se2. J Phys Condens Matter 2012; 24:232202. [PMID: 22588053 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/23/232202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A series of K(0.8)Fe(2-δ-x)Zn(x)Se(2) single-crystal samples with nominal compositions 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05 were grown and their physical properties were measured in order to study the effect of Zn impurity. It is found that the Zn impurity (x ≤ 0.02) does not affect the superconducting transition temperature T(c) significantly. Meanwhile the hump in resistivity which corresponds to the transition from the insulating to metallic phase quickly shifts towards low temperatures. The results imply that there should be a phase separation in this system and Zn impurity causes the enhancement of the insulating phase. The negligible effect of Zn impurity on T(c) suggests an s-wave pairing in the superconducting phase. Meanwhile there is a possibility that the Zn impurity may selectively enter into the insulting phase.
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- Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Li YK. Author's Reply: Dear Editor. HONG KONG J EMERG ME 2010. [DOI: 10.1177/102490791001700121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- YK Li
- Accident and Emergency Department Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Superconductivity with a T(c) of about 10 K is observed in the Ni-doped SmFe(1-x)Ni(x)AsO system. The measurements of resistivity and magnetic susceptibility show that the spin-density wave (SDW) order is quickly suppressed with increasing Ni content, and superconductivity emerges as x≥0.04. T(c)(mid) shows a maximum of 10.8 K at x = 0.06, and it drops to lower than 2 K as x>0.12. Meanwhile, the upper critical field (H(c2)(0)) is estimated to be about 40 T for the optimally-doped sample (x = 0.06). The normal state thermopower is negative for all the Ni-doped samples, indicating that an electron-type charge carrier dominates in the transport properties. Moreover, the magnitude of the room-temperature thermopower increases with increasing Ni content, and then shows a broad peak around x = 0.06. We found that there is an obvious correlation between the anomalously enhanced thermopower and superconductivity. A phase diagram is derived based on the transport measurements and a dome-like T(c)(x) curve is established.
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Cheng Y, Liu GR, Guan JT, Guo YL, Li YK, Wu RH. Early diffusion weighted imaging and expression of heat shock protein 70 in newborn pigs with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. Postgrad Med J 2006; 81:589-93. [PMID: 16143690 PMCID: PMC1743356 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.030114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish a cerebral hypoxia ischaemic model in piglets and to explore the early diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) as well as the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). METHODS Twenty four 3 day old piglets were permanently ligated common carotid arteries bilaterally and ventilated with 3% oxygen for 30 minutes, and their brains were examined at three hours, six hours, and 24 hours after hypoxic ischaemia with T2 weighted images and diffusion weighted images. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were measured and HSP70 expression was detected in the central and peripheral regions of lesions. RESULTS Abnormal signal intensity was detected on DWI and ADC maps in three hypoxic ischaemic groups. ADC values in the central lesions rapidly decreased, whereas ADC values in the peripheral regions reduced prominently at 24 hours after hypoxic ischaemia. There were significant differences (p<0.01) between ADC values of the central regions and the peripheral regions of lesions. The number of HSP70 positive cells was low at three hours, raised at the highest peak at six hours, and then rapidly decreased. There was statistical difference between HSP70 positive cells in the central regions and those in peripheral regions (p<0.01). CONCLUSION DWI may identify more early lesions, and improve conspicuity in the acute setting. ADC values can be used as an objective measure for hypoxic ischaemic injury. Tissue reversibility can be further reflected according to the information of ADC values and HSP70 immunohistochemical staining.
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China.
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A family 3 beta-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) from Flavobacterium meningosepticum has been cloned and overexpressed. The mechanistic action of the enzyme was probed by NMR spectroscopy and kinetic investigations, including substrate reactivity, secondary kinetic isotope effects and inhibition studies. The stereochemistry of enzymic hydrolysis was identified as occurring with the retention of an anomeric configuration, indicating a double-displacement reaction. Based on the k(cat) values with a series of aryl glucosides, a Bronsted plot with a concave-downward shape was constructed. This biphasic behaviour is consistent with a two-step mechanism involving the formation and breakdown of a glucosyl-enzyme intermediate. The large Bronsted constant (beta=-0.85) for the leaving-group-dependent portion (pK(a) of leaving phenols >7) indicates substantial bond cleavage at the transition state. Secondary deuterium kinetic isotope effects with 2,4-dinitrophenyl beta-D-glucopyanoside, o-nitrophenyl beta-D-glucopyanoside and p-cyanophenyl beta-D-glucopyanoside as substrates were 1.17+/-0.02, 1.19+/-0.02 and 1.04+/-0.02 respectively. These results support an S(N)1-like mechanism for the deglucosylation step and an S(N)2-like mechanism for the glucosylation step. Site-directed mutagenesis was also performed to study essential amino acid residues. The activities (k(cat)/K(m)) of the D247G and D247N mutants were 30000- and 200000-fold lower respectively than that of the wild-type enzyme, whereas the D247E mutant retained 20% of wild-type activity. These results indicate that Asp-247 is an essential amino acid. It is likely that this residue functions as a nucleophile in the reaction. This conclusion is supported by the kinetics of the irreversible inactivation of the wild-type enzyme by conduritol-B-epoxide, compared with the much slower inhibition of the D247E mutant and the lack of irreversible inhibition of the D247G mutant.
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- Y K Li
- Department of Applied Chemistry, The National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30050, ROC.
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A rapid process for purification of an extracellular beta-xylosidase with high purity was developed. The manipulation involved the precipitation of protein from culture medium and the extraction of enzyme from the resuspended crude protein solution by an aqueous-two phase separation. A linear random copolymer, PE62, with 20% ethylene oxide and 80% propylene oxide was employed in both stages of the purification. The enzyme was precipitated effectively by using 10% (w/v) PE62 and 5% (w/v) Na2HPO4. The aqueous two-phase extraction was performed with PE62 (10%)-NaH2PO4 (15%) as phase-forming reagent. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that the purified enzyme is near homogeneity. The yield is about 100% with a purification factor of 8.8-fold. The whole process can be completed within an hour without any column chromatography.
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- I H Pan
- Applied Chemistry Department, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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Wong CY, Law GT, Shum TT, Wong KY, Li YK. Pulmonary haemorrhage in a patient with Kikuchi disease. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2001; 56:118-20. [PMID: 11499298] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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Kikuchi disease is an immunologic disease and most commonly presents with cervical lymphadenopathy. It is usually self-limiting [1]. It is sometimes associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [2], and can be associated with many complications including aseptic meningitis, neuropathy, brachial neuritis. It can also be associated with lymphoma, and may sometimes be misdiagnosed as such [3]. The following is the first reported case of Kikuchi disease associated with pulmonary haemorrhage. The patient died and no other cause of the pulmonary haemorrhage could be identified at post mortem.
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- C Y Wong
- TB & Chest Unit, Wong Tai Sin Hospital, Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong.
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A chitosan-degrading fungus, designated Aspergillus sp. Y2K, was isolated from soil. The micro-organism was used for producing chitosanase (EC 3.2.1.132) in a minimal medium containing chitosan as the sole carbon source. The induced chitosanase was purified to homogeneity from the culture filtrate by concentration and cationic SP-Sepharose chromatography. The purified enzyme is a monomer with an estimated molecular mass of 25 kDa by SDS/PAGE and of 22 kDa by gel-filtration chromatography. pI, optimum pH and optimum temperature values were 8.4, 6.5 and 65-70 degrees C, respectively. The chitosanase is stable in the pH range from 4 to 7.5 at 55 degrees C. Higher deacetylated chitosan is a better substrate. Chitin, xylan, 6-O-sulphated chitosan and O-carboxymethyl chitin were indigestible by the purified enzyme. By endo-splitting activity, the chitosanase hydrolysed chitosan to form chitosan oligomers with chitotriose, chitotetraose and chitopentaose as the major products. The enzyme hydrolyses chitohexaose to form chitotriose, while the chitopentaose and shorter oligomers remain intact. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the enzyme was determined as YNLPNNLKQIYDDHK, which provides useful information for further gene cloning of this enzyme. A 275 g-scale hydrolysis of chitosan was performed. The product distribution was virtually identical to that of the small-scale reaction. Owing to the simple purification process and high stability of the enzyme, it is potentially valuable for industrial applications.
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- C Y Cheng
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan 30050
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Li YK, Yao HJ, Cho YT. Effective induction, purification and characterization of Trichoderma koningii G-39 beta-xylosidase with high transferase activity. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2000; 31:119-25. [PMID: 10744957 DOI: 10.1042/ba19990072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A beta-xylosidase was induced and purified from the culture filtrate of Trichoderma koningii G-39, grown in a medium containing 1% oat spelts xylan and 0.1% xylose. The presence of xylose unequivocally enhanced the induction of beta-xylosidase. The purified enzyme, which exhibited a significant alpha-arabinosidase activity, was obtained with high yield simply via ethanol precipitation and a single anion-exchange chromatography and was characterized as a monomeric glycoprotein with an estimated molecular mass of 104 kDa and a pI of 4.6. The K(m) values towards p-nitrophenyl beta-D-xylopyranoside and p-nitrophenyl alpha-L-arabinopyranoside are 0.04 and 7.5 mM, respectively. It is stable at pH 2.5-7.4, 37 degrees C. The pH and temperature optima are in the range of 3.5-4.0 and 55-60 degrees C, respectively. Contrary to most beta-xylosidases from other sources, Hg(2+) (up to 25 mM) has no effect on enzyme activity. Xylose was shown to inhibit the purified enzyme with a moderate K(i) value of 5 mM. The enzyme exhibited transxylosylation activity and was characterized as a 'retaining' enzyme, catalysing the hydrolysis of substrate with the retention of anomeric configuration.
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- Y K Li
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu,Taiwan, 30050, People's Republic of China
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The catalytic mechanism of the beta-xylosidase purified from the culture filtrate of Trichoderma koningii G-39 was investigated. By NMR spectroscopy, the stereochemistry of the enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of 2,4-dinitrophenyl and p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-xylosides was found unequivocally to involve retention of the anomeric configuration. Based on the k(cat) values of a series of arylxylosides with leaving group pK(a)s in the range of 4-10, an extended Bronsted plot was constructed with a slope (beta(lg)) near zero. Enzymatic hydrolysis of aryl-beta-D-xylosides in acetate buffer (pH 4.0) containing 3 or 5% methanol showed a constant product ratio (methylxyloside/xylose), indicating the presence of a common intermediate, probably the xylosyl-enzyme intermediate. In the presence of DTT, the k(cat) values of p-cyanophenyl-beta-D-xylopyranoside and p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-xylopyranoside increased greatly. A two-step mechanism involving the formation and breakdown of the xylosyl-enzyme intermediate was therefore proposed. The rate-limiting step is the breakdown of the intermediate. The secondary deuterium kinetic isotope effect (k(H)/k(D)) measured for 2,4-dinitrophenyl-beta-D-xyloside was 1.02+/-0.01, suggesting that the transition state for breakdown of the xylosyl-enzyme intermediate is S(N)2-like.
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- Y K Li
- Applied Chemistry Department, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, 30050, Japan.
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Li YK, Zhang YK, Lu CM, Zhong SZ. Changes and implications of blood flow velocity of the vertebral artery during rotation and extension of the head. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1999; 22:91-5. [PMID: 10073624 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-4754(99)70113-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effects of extension and extension-rotation of the head on the blood flow velocity of the vertebral artery experimentally and clinically. DESIGN Randomized experimental clinical study. SETTING Institute of Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics and the Department of Ultrasound, NanFang Hospital of the First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, China. SUBJECTS The fresh spines from T1-2 to the occipital bone were obtained from persons who died of acute brain death (n = 10). For the transcranial Doppler measurement, 27 asymptomatic subjects with routine physical examination results and 23 students from the above-mentioned university took part in the test. INTERVENTIONS The instillation experiment in the cadavers was made. Clinical measurements of blood flow velocity in the vertebral artery in the subjects and students were taken and recorded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Changes in the drop of the vertebral artery were measured by the instillation test in the experimental sample. The blood flow velocity was measured with transcranial Doppler sonography during extension and extension-rotation of the head. RESULTS During one-sided rotation of the head with extension of the head, measurements in the contralateral vertebral artery and the bilateral vertebral arteries were both reduced in the instillation experiment. The blood flow velocity in the bilateral vertebral arteries decreased during extension and extension-rotation of the head in the subjects and the students. The pulsatility index in the right vertebral arteries increased more than that in the left in extreme extension and that in the bilateral vertebral arteries in neutral position. CONCLUSIONS Extreme rotation and extension are dangerous to patients who have abnormal vertebral arteries when extreme rotatory and extension manipulations are applied. Doctors should be very careful when rotating the patient's head to the right side.
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- Y K Li
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics, The First Military Medical University, People's Republic of China
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Li YK, Zhang YK, Zhong SZ. Diagnostic value on signs of subluxation of cervical vertebrae with radiological examination. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1998; 21:617-20. [PMID: 9868633] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between radiographic signs of subluxation in the cervical vertebrae and their clinical diagnostic value. DESIGN Controlled, clinical study. SETTING Institute of Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics and NanFang Hospital of the First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, China. SUBJECTS Eighty-seven subjects with cervicodynia and 21 asymptomatic volunteers. INTERVENTIONS Radiological signs of subluxation from anteroposterior, lateral, open-mouth and dynamic radiographs of the cervical vertebrae of the subjects were measured and analyzed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The right and left odontoid lateral mass interspace, divergence of the spinous processes, sign of double contour and position of odontoid process were studied. RESULTS The bilateral odontoid lateral mass interspaces were asymmetrical in most cases, and the divergence of spinous processes, sign of double contour and position of odontoid process were also common. Cervical vertebrae C5, C4 and C6 showed no special variations. CONCLUSION There was little evidence to support the contention that signs of subluxation in the cervical vertebrae are of diagnostic significance. Subluxation should be defined in two ways: as a purely roentgenological diagnosis and as a combination of roentgenological signs with clinical signs.
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- Y K Li
- Institute of Clinical Anatomy and Medical Biomechanics, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. fjnet.guangzhou.gd.cn
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Li YK, Zhong SZ. Spinal manipulation in China. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1998; 21:399-401. [PMID: 9726067] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although there is a long history of the use spinal manipulation in China, little has been formally written on this topic. OBJECTIVE To discuss the history and status of Chinese spinal manipulation. DISCUSSION This article describes the history of Chinese spinal manipulation as revealed through past formal textbook publications on this topic, along with journal articles describing both the basic science foundation and clinical applications of such manipulation. In addition, the current status of Chinese spinal manipulation is described. CONCLUSION There is a long history of the use of spinal manipulation throughout China, though some basic problems of application remain. Current research may help to resolve these problems.
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- Institute of Clinical Anatomy and Medical Biomechanics, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Series of 4-arylimidazoles, omega-N-acylhistamines and 4-(omega-phenylalkyl)imidazoles were synthesized in order to probe the active site topology of sweet almond beta-glucosidase. These imidazole derivatives were shown to be very powerful competitive inhibitors. Among the 20 tested compounds, omega-N-benzoylhistamine and 4-(3'-phenylpropyl)imidazole are the most potent inhibitors of the enzyme, with pH-independent Ki values of 0.06 and 0.07 microM, respectively. The inhibition of 4-(omega-phenylalkyl)imidazoles exhibited an interesting trend as to Ki values: 4-phenylimidazole (6.6 microM)>4-benzylimidazole (1.4 microM)>4-(2'-phenylethyl)imidazole (0.82 microM)>4-(3'-phenylpropyl)imidazole (0.07 microM)<4-(4'-phenylbutyl)imidazole (0.13 microM)<4-(5'-phenylpentyl)imidazole (0.3 microM). This revealed that the imidazole and aryl binding sites (which result from favorable interactions within the corresponding glycone and aglycone binding subsites) are separated by the optimal distance equivalent to the length of a -CH2-CH2-CH2- group. Substitutions of the phenyl moieties of 4-phenylimidazole and 4-benzoylhistamine result in weaker inhibition. These classes of imidazoles are particularly powerful inhibitors of sweet almond beta-glucosidase.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, The National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30050.
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Li YK, Zhu QA, Zhong SZ. The effect of cervical traction combined with rotatory manipulation on cervical nucleus pulposus pressures. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1998; 21:97-100. [PMID: 9502065] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study experimentally the effect of cervical traction combined with rotatory manipulation on the pressure of the cervical nucleus pulposus. DESIGN Randomized experimental study. SETTING Institute of Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics, the First Military Medical University, GuangZhou, China. SUBJECTS Twelve fresh cervical spines, from C7 to occipital bone, were obtained from cadavers of patients who had died from acute brain death. INTERVENTION State A: under different traction forces, the cervical spine was rotated. State B: the cervical spine was rotated first and then tractioned. State C: the cervical spine was tractioned and rotated simultaneously. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The cervical spine was tractioned and rotated by the Material Test System (MTS), and pressures of the cervical nucleus pulposus of C3-4, C4-5 and C5-6 were measured using pressure sensors. RESULTS (a) When the traction force increased, the pressure fell continuously in the 200-N tractioned spines; the pressure increased slightly when the sample was rotated. (b) The pressure fell to a certain extent when the state of cervical spine was restored. (c) In state A, the pressure fell obviously and increased slightly under a 200-N traction force and then the sample was rotated; in state B, the pressure first increased to a certain extent and then fell slightly and in state C, the pressure underwent no change in the main. CONCLUSIONS The results of this research suggest that rotatory manipulation of cervical spine under traction was the safest of the three procedures and the traction force used in clinical treatment may be a little smaller.
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- Institute of Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics, People's Liberation Army, First Military Medical University, GuangZhou, People's Republic of China.
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Tang LY, Qiu HY, Li YK. [The epidemiologic value of polymerase chain reaction to the diagnosis of brucellosis patients]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 1997; 18:153-5. [PMID: 9812463] [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: 02/09/2023]
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PCR was used to test fifty-four brucellasis patients and thirty-six healthy people as controls, who were all from Man Tang Chuan and Yi He communities, Sui De county, Shan Xi Province, where brucellosis out-break was occurred in 1996. The diagnostic titres of SAT for brucellasis patients was set 1:100++. The positive rates of PCR in patients and controls were 75% and 65.7% respectively, comparing with the positive rates of RBPT 96.3% and 30.6% in the same two groups. At the same time, we also detected eight people who had received immunization one month to thirty-two years ago, with positive rates for PCR and RBPT 100% and 87.5% respectively. The results showed that there was no significant diversity of PCR results among acute, subacute and chronic brucellosis patients. It was revealed that the serological results were related to the course of disease, but the results came out of PCR method which was used to detect target DNA was not influenced by the course of disease.
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- Institute of Epidemiology & Microbiology, Chinese Academy Preventive Medicine, Beijing
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Mao SH, Qin JZ, Li YK. [Clinical studies on liangxue piyan granule no. 2 in treating psoriasis]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1997; 17:219-20. [PMID: 9863096] [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: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of Liangxue Piyan granule No. 2 (LPG) on psoriasis. METHODS Ninety-six cases of psoriasis patients were treated with LPG and a control group of 32 cases was set up, which was treated with Fufang Qingdai Capsule (FQC). RESULTS The total effective rate of LPG was 84.7%, that of the control group was 71.9% (P > 0.05), there was no significant difference between two drugs in treatment of psoriasis. The recurrent rate of LPG group (3.6%) was lower than that of control (21.7%), P < 0.01. CONCLUSION This granule provides a better drug for treatment of psoriasis.
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