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Yang J, Zou S, Qiu Z, Lai M, Long Q, Chen H, Lai PL, Zhang S, Rao Z, Xie X, Gong Y, Liu A, Li M, Bai X. Mecp2 fine-tunes quiescence exit by targeting nuclear receptors. eLife 2024; 12:RP89912. [PMID: 38747706 PMCID: PMC11095939 DOI: 10.7554/elife.89912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Quiescence (G0) maintenance and exit are crucial for tissue homeostasis and regeneration in mammals. Here, we show that methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (Mecp2) expression is cell cycle-dependent and negatively regulates quiescence exit in cultured cells and in an injury-induced liver regeneration mouse model. Specifically, acute reduction of Mecp2 is required for efficient quiescence exit as deletion of Mecp2 accelerates, while overexpression of Mecp2 delays quiescence exit, and forced expression of Mecp2 after Mecp2 conditional knockout rescues cell cycle reentry. The E3 ligase Nedd4 mediates the ubiquitination and degradation of Mecp2, and thus facilitates quiescence exit. A genome-wide study uncovered the dual role of Mecp2 in preventing quiescence exit by transcriptionally activating metabolic genes while repressing proliferation-associated genes. Particularly disruption of two nuclear receptors, Rara or Nr1h3, accelerates quiescence exit, mimicking the Mecp2 depletion phenotype. Our studies unravel a previously unrecognized role for Mecp2 as an essential regulator of quiescence exit and tissue regeneration.
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- Jun Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Chen S, Zheng D, Cen Q, Yoo CG, Zhong L, Yang D, Qiu X. Multifunctional Super-Hydrophilic MXene/Biomass Composite Aerogel Evaporator for Efficient Solar-Driven Desalination and Wastewater Treatment. Small 2024:e2400603. [PMID: 38659175 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is recognized as a sustainable and effective strategy for desalination to mitigate the freshwater scarcity issue. Nevertheless, the challenges of oil contamination, salt accumulation, and poor long-term stability of the solar desalination process limit its applications. Herein, a 3D biomass-based multifunctional solar aerogel evaporator is developed for water production with fabricated chitosan/lignin (CSL) aerogel as the skeleton, encapsulated with carbonized lignin (CL) particles and Ti3C2TiX (MXene) nanosheets as light-absorbing materials. Benefitting from its super-hydrophilic wettability, interconnected macropore structure, and high broadband light absorption (ca. 95.50%), the prepared CSL-C@MXene-20 mg evaporator exhibited a high and stable water evaporation flux of 2.351 kg m-2 h-1 with an energy conversion efficiency of 88.22% under 1 Sun (1 kW m-2) illumination. The CSL-C@MXene-20 mg evaporator performed excellent salt tolerance and long-term solar vapor generation in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. Also, its super-hydrophilicity and oleophobicity resulted in superior salt resistance and anti-fouling performance in high salinity brine (20 wt.% NaCl) and oily wastewater. This work offers new insight into the manufacture of porous and eco-friendly biomass-based photothermal aerogels for advanced solar-powered seawater desalination and wastewater purification.
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- Shilin Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering State University of New York College of Environment Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, 13210-2781, USA
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Tang L, Jin Y, He X, Huang R. Biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol-glycerol-itaconate-sebacate) copolyester elastomer with significantly reinforced mechanical properties by in-situ construction of bacterial cellulose interpenetrating network. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7172. [PMID: 38531891 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56534-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] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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To address the concern that biodegradable elastomers are environmental-friendly but usually associated with poor properties for practical utilization, we report a star-crosslinked poly(ethylene glycol-glycerol-itaconate-sebacate) (PEGIS) elastomer synthesized by esterification, polycondensation and UV curing, and reinforced by bacterial cellulose (BC). The interpenetrating network of primary BC backbone and vulcanized elastomer is achieved by the "in-situ secondary network construction" strategy. With the well dispersion of BC without agglomeration, the mechanical properties of PEGIS are significantly enhanced in tensile strength, Young's modulus and elongation at break. The reinforcement strategy is demonstrated to be efficient and offers a route to the development of biodegradable elastomers for a variety of applications in the future.
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- Lisheng Tang
- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Taizhou Institute of Zhejiang University, Taizhou, 318000, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China
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- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Taizhou Institute of Zhejiang University, Taizhou, 318000, Zhejiang, China
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- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Taizhou Institute of Zhejiang University, Taizhou, 318000, Zhejiang, China.
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- Academy for Engineering and Applied Technology; Yiwu Research Institute; Zhuhai Fudan Innovation Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Taizhou Institute of Zhejiang University, Taizhou, 318000, Zhejiang, China.
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Lin D, Fang J, Yang X, Wang X, Li S, Wang D, Xie G, Li H, Wang X, Qiu L. Modulating the Distribution of Formamidinium Iodide by Ultrahigh Humidity Treatment Strategy for High-Quality Sequential Vapor Deposited Perovskite. Small 2024; 20:e2307960. [PMID: 37946615 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The quality of two-step processed perovskites is significantly influenced by the distribution of organic amine salts. Especially, modulating the distribution of organic amine salts remains a grand challenge for sequential vapor-deposited perovskites due to the blocking effect of bottom compact PbI2. Herein, an ultrahigh humidity treatment strategy is developed to facilitate the diffusion of formamidinium iodide (FAI) from the top surface to the buried bottom interface on the sequential vapor-deposited bilayer structure. Both experimental and theoretical investigations elucidate the mechanism that moisture helps to i) create FAI diffusion channels by inducing a phase transition from α- to δ-phase in the perovskite, and ii) enhance the diffusivity of FAI by forming hydrogen bonds. This ultrahigh humidity treatment strategy enables the formation of a desired homogeneous and high-quality α-phase after annealing. As a result, a champion efficiency of 22.0% is achieved and 97.5% of its initial performance is maintained after aging for 1050 h under ambient air with a relative humidity of up to 80%. This FAI diffusion strategy provides new insights into the reproducible, scalable, and high-performance sequential vapor-deposited perovskite solar cells.
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- Dongxu Lin
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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Ouyang N, Yang C, Li X, Zheng Z, Xu Y, Wang Y, Xiong W, Wu H. Development of lactoferrin-coated multifunctional copolymer micelles to cross the blood-brain barrier. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2024; 14:773-787. [PMID: 37721695 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-023-01432-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents pathogens and toxins in the bloodstream from reaching the brain, but also inhibits the delivery of agents intended to treat central nervous system disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we prepared and evaluated a novel nano-delivery vehicle system composed of lactoferrin-conjugated (Lf-PIC@Se) micelles. We used a COOH-PEG-PAsp-PV@Se synthesis-based method to prepare the micelles, which involved self-assembly followed by EDC-NHS coupling. Using glutaminyl cyclase inhibitor 8 as a model encapsulated chemical, Lf-PIC@Se micelles achieved a good loading capacity. In vitro analysis demonstrated that Lf-PIC@Se/8 micelles were stable in both neutral and acidic pH solutions in the presence or absence of H2O2, and confirmed their biosafety and compatibility in PC12 and bEND.3 cells. Notably, the cell uptake of Lf-PIC@Se/C6 micelles was much higher than that of PIC@Se micelles, and occurred through LfR-mediated endocytosis. The presence of Se meant that Lf-PIC@Se micelles acted as ROS scavengers in PC12 cells under H2O2-induced oxidative stress, which inhibited oxidative damage and increased mitochondrial membrane potential. Hemolysis assays further demonstrated that Lf-PIC@Se represent a biocompatible carrier. Finally, in vivo experiments in mice suggested that Lf-PIC@Se micelles successfully crossed the BBB, confirming their potential as vehicles for drug delivery when treating AD and other central nervous system disorders.
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- Na Ouyang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, China.
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Li S, Cao C, Huang Z, Tang D, Chen J, Wang A, He Q. SOD2 confers anlotinib resistance via regulation of mitochondrial damage in OSCC. Oral Dis 2024; 30:281-291. [PMID: 36229195 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Previous studies had revealed that anlotinib had outstanding anti-tumor efficacy on oral squamous cell carcinoma. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS Anlotinib resistant OSCC cells were established and analyzed by RNA-sequencing. The correlations between SOD2 expression and anlotinib resistance were investigated in OSCC cells and PDX models. Functional assays were performed to verify the SOD2 expression and anlotinib resistance in OSCC cells. RESULTS Anlotinib resistant genes were enriched in the biological processes of mitochondrion organization and the gene pathway of reactive oxygen species. SOD2 expression level was positively correlated with the resistance of anlotinib in OSCC cells and PDX models. Higher SOD2 expression of OSCC cells was more resistant to anlotinib. Anlotinib induced ROS generation, apoptosis and mitochondrial damage in OSCC cells, which can be enhanced by SOD2 knockdown and decreased by SOD2 overexpression. Mitochondrial damage was identified as swelling and cristae disappearance morphology under TEM, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and lower MFN2 expression. CONCLUSIONS SOD2 may be capable of protecting mitochondria by downregulating ROS generation, which contributes to the resistance of anlotinib in OSCC cells. SOD2 can be utilized as a potential therapeutic target to improve the anti-cancer efficacy of anlotinib in OSCC.
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- Shuai Li
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center of Oral Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Sun H, Wang F, Yang Y, Hong X, Xu W, Wang S, Mok GSP, Lu L. Transfer learning-based attenuation correction for static and dynamic cardiac PET using a generative adversarial network. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2023; 50:3630-3646. [PMID: 37474736 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06343-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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PURPOSE The goal of this work is to demonstrate the feasibility of directly generating attenuation-corrected PET images from non-attenuation-corrected (NAC) PET images for both rest and stress-state static or dynamic [13N]ammonia MP PET based on a generative adversarial network. METHODS We recruited 60 subjects for rest-only scans and 14 subjects for rest-stress scans, all of whom underwent [13N]ammonia cardiac PET/CT examinations to acquire static and dynamic frames with both 3D NAC and CT-based AC (CTAC) PET images. We developed a 3D pix2pix deep learning AC (DLAC) framework via a U-net + ResNet-based generator and a convolutional neural network-based discriminator. Paired static or dynamic NAC and CTAC PET images from 60 rest-only subjects were used as network inputs and labels for static (S-DLAC) and dynamic (D-DLAC) training, respectively. The pre-trained S-DLAC network was then fine-tuned by paired dynamic NAC and CTAC PET frames of 60 rest-only subjects to derive an improved D-DLAC-FT for dynamic PET images. The 14 rest-stress subjects were used as an internal testing dataset and separately tested on different network models without training. The proposed methods were evaluated using visual quality and quantitative metrics. RESULTS The proposed S-DLAC, D-DLAC, and D-DLAC-FT methods were consistent with clinical CTAC in terms of various images and quantitative metrics. The S-DLAC (slope = 0.9423, R2 = 0.947) showed a higher correlation with the reference static CTAC as compared to static NAC (slope = 0.0992, R2 = 0.654). D-DLAC-FT yielded lower myocardial blood flow (MBF) errors in the whole left ventricular myocardium than D-DLAC, but with no significant difference, both for the 60 rest-state subjects (6.63 ± 5.05% vs. 7.00 ± 6.84%, p = 0.7593) and the 14 stress-state subjects (1.97 ± 2.28% vs. 3.21 ± 3.89%, p = 0.8595). CONCLUSION The proposed S-DLAC, D-DLAC, and D-DLAC-FT methods achieve comparable performance with clinical CTAC. Transfer learning shows promising potential for dynamic MP PET.
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- Hao Sun
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Technology, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Technology, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Technology, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
- Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Technology, Southern Medical University, 1023 Shatai Road, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
- Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou, 510330, China.
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Li X, Dong W, Yang Y, Ren S, Wang X, Zou M, Lu W, Liu L, Xue Y. Ecliptasaponin A attenuates renal fibrosis by regulating the extracellular matrix of renal tubular cells. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2023; 59:684-696. [PMID: 37831322 PMCID: PMC10709264 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-023-00803-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Renal fibrosis is the most common manifestation of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), including diabetic kidney disease (DKD), but there is no effective treatment in renal fibrosis. Natural products are a rich source of clinical drug research and have been used in the clinical research of various diseases. In this study, we searched for traditional Chinese medicine monomers that attenuate fibrosis and assessed their effect on the fibrosis marker connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in cells which we found ecliptasaponin A. Subsequently, we evaluated the effect of ecliptasaponin A on renal fibrosis in the classic renal fibrosis unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) mouse model and found that ecliptasaponin A could reduce the renal collagen fiber deposition and renal extracellular matrix (ECM) protein expression in UUO mice. In vitro, ecliptasaponin A can inhibit ECM protein expression in human kidney-2 (HK-2) cells induced by transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFβ1). To further clarify the mechanism of ecliptasaponin A in attenuating renal fibrosis, we performed transcriptome sequencing of HK-2 cells treated with TGFβ1 and ecliptasaponin A. The functions and pathways were mainly enriched in the extracellular matrix and TGFβ signalling pathway. Matrix metalloproteinase 10 (MMP10) and matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) are the main differentially expressed genes in extracellular matrix regulation. Then, we measured MMP10 and MMP13 in the cells and found that ecliptasaponin A had a significant inhibitory effect on MMP13 expression but not on MMP10 expression. Furthermore, we overexpressed MMP13 in HK-2 cells treated with TGFβ1 and found that MMP13 promoted HK-2 cell injury. Our findings suggest that ecliptasaponin A can attenuate renal fibrosis, which may provide a new method for treating renal fibrosis clinically.
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- Xiaomin Li
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Zhu L, Song G, Chen X, Zhang Y, Cui Y, Qiao J, Huang X, Li X, Liu X, Zeng X, Li Y, Wang L, Li B. Higher CD4 +CD40 + T cells (Th40 cells) associate with systemic lupus erythematosus activity. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10702. [PMID: 37400575 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37749-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of CD4+CD40+ T cells (Th40 cells) in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Flow cytometry was used to identify the percentage of Th40 cells in peripheral blood from 24 SLE patients and 24 healthy individuals and the level of IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-r, and TNF-α in serum (22 cases) from the SLE patients. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2000) was used to assess the SLE disease active state. The percentage of Th40 cells in T cells from SLE patients (19.37 ± 17.43) (%) was significantly higher than that from healthy individuals (4.52 ± 3.16) (%) (P < 0.001). The percentage of Th40 cells was also positively associated with SLEDAI-2000 (P = 0.001) and negatively associated with complement C3 (P = 0.007). The Th40 cell percentage was different in SLE patients with different organs involved. The Th40 cell percentage in SLE patients with lupus serositis (29.29 ± 22.19) was significantly higher than that in patients without serositis (13.41 ± 10.79; P = 0.040), and the percentage in SLE patients with lupus pneumonia involvement (29.11 ± 11.88) was significantly higher than that in patients without lupus pneumonia (16.80 ± 17.99; P = 0.043). After 4 weeks treatment, the Th40 cell percentage decreased significantly (P = 0.005). However, Th40 cell expression was not related to cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-r, and TNF-α; P > 0.05). A significantly higher percentage of Th40 cells was found in SLE patients, and the Th40 cell percentage was associated with SLE activity. Thus, Th40 cells may be used as a predictor for SLE disease activity and severity and therapeutic efficacy.
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- Lihua Zhu
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Diao FM, Chen ML, Tong LY, Chen YN, Diao ZH. A green synthesized medicine residue carbon-based iron composite for the removal of chromium (VI) and cadmium (II): Performance, kinetics and mechanism. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-28429-5. [PMID: 37355513 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28429-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
Abstract
Nowadays, clean-up of heavy metals from wastewaters using waste residue carbon-based material has received increasing attention. In this work, a novel Chinese medicine residue carbon-based nano zero-valent iron composite (CM-nZVI) had been successfully prepared using the combined Chinese medicine residue, FeCl3 and green tea extract. Cr(VI) and/ or Cd(II) removal in water by the CM-nZVI were systematacially investigated with a series of batch experiments. The most relevant findings indicated the adsorption efficiecy and capacity of Cr(VI) by CM-nZVI were respecitvely nearly 98% and 26 mg/g under optimized reaction conditions. The negative influences of the cations on the Cr(VI) removal followed the order of Al3+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+ Na+ > K+, but the anions followed the order of HCO3- > PO43- > NO3- > Cl- > SO42-. Humic acid (HA) and ionic strength with high concentrations severely inhibited Cr(VI) removal. The Cr(VI) adsorption on CM-nZVI fitted well by the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir models. A monolayer endothermic chemisorption occurred on Cr(VI) adsorption over CM-nZVI, and Cr(VI) removal by CM-nZVI primarily involved in the absorption, reduction, precipitation and complexation processes. Both Cr(VI) and Cd(II) removals had been achieved by CM-nZVI at their low concentrations. This CM-nZVI showed a better reusability proprity for Cr(VI) and Cd(II) removal with the regeneration of CM-nZVI through simple pickling. The outcomes of this work show that CM-nZVI could be used an effective material for heavy metals removal from water.
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- Fa-Ming Diao
- Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China.
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Zhao X, Tang W, Wan H, Lan Z, Qin H, Lin Q, Hu Y, Yu G, Jiang N, Yu B. Altered Gut Microbiota as an Auxiliary Diagnostic Indicator for Patients With Fracture-Related Infection. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:723791. [PMID: 35495685 PMCID: PMC9048737 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.723791] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Preoperative diagnosis of fracture-related infection (FRI) is difficult for patients without obvious signs of infection. However, specific profiles of gut microbiota may be used as a potential diagnostic tool for FRI as suggested by a previous study. The fecal microbiome was compared between 20 FRI patients (FRI group), 18 fracture healed patients (FH group), and 12 healthy controls (HC group) included after collection of fecal samples and evaluation. The α and β diversity indices were used to characterize the fecal microbiome. Dysbiosis indexes were constructed based on the characteristic high-dimensional biomarkers identified in the fecal microbiota from the three groups by linear discriminant analysis and generalized linear model analysis to quantify the dysbiosis of fecal microbiota. The effectiveness of α and β diversity indices and dysbiosis indexes was assessed in distinguishing the fecal microbiome among the three groups. The influences of serum inflammatory factors on gut microbiota were also addressed. The α diversity indices were significantly different between the three groups, the highest in HC group and the lowest in FRI group (P < 0.05). The β diversity indices showed significant phylogenetic dissimilarity of gut microbiome composition among the three groups (P < 0.001). The dysbiosis indexes were significantly higher in FRI group than in FH and HC groups (P < 0.001). The area under Receiver operating characteristic curve showed the characteristics of gut microbiota and the gut microbiota was found as effective in distinguishing the three groups. The dysbiosis in the FRI patients was associated with systemic inflammatory factors. In addition, significant differences in the gut microbiota were not observed between the FRI patients versus without sinus tract or pus before operation. Since FRI patients, with or without sinus tract or pus, have a characteristic profile of gut microbiota, their gut microbiota may be used as an auxiliary diagnostic tool for suspected FRI.
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- Xingqi Zhao
- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Guangchuang Yu,
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Nan Jiang,
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Bin Yu,
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Tian Y, Zhao M, Liu W, Zhang J, Zhang M, Li H, Yin D, Atrens A. Comparison on Tensile Characteristics of Plain C-Mn Steel with Ultrafine Grained Ferrite/Cementite Microstructure and Coarse Grained Ferrite/Pearlite Microstructure. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:2309. [PMID: 33946833 PMCID: PMC8125484 DOI: 10.3390/ma14092309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This work investigated the tensile characteristics of plain C-Mn steel with an ultrafine grained ferrite/cementite (UGF/C) microstructure and coarse-grained ferrite/pearlite (CGF/P) microstructure. The tensile tests were performed at temperatures between 77 K and 323 K. The lower yield and the ultimate tensile strengths were significantly increased when the microstructure was changed from the CGF/P to the UGF/C microstructures, but the total elongation and the uniform elongation decreased. A microstructural change from the CGF/P microstructure to the UGF/C microstructure had an influence on the athermal component of the lower yield and the ultimate tensile strengths but not on the thermal component. The UGF/C microstructure with a higher carbon content provided a higher strength without losing ductility because cementite particles restrained necking.
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- Yan Tian
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Y.T.); (M.Z.); (W.L.); (H.L.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Y.T.); (M.Z.); (W.L.); (H.L.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Y.T.); (M.Z.); (W.L.); (H.L.)
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- Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. of Hunan Valin, Xiangtan 411101, China;
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- Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co., Ltd., Hengyang 421001, China;
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Y.T.); (M.Z.); (W.L.); (H.L.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Y.T.); (M.Z.); (W.L.); (H.L.)
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- School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;
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Li J, Yin K, Tang C. SlideAugment: A Simple Data Processing Method to Enhance Human Activity Recognition Accuracy Based on WiFi. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:2181. [PMID: 33804717 PMCID: PMC8003862 DOI: 10.3390/s21062181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Currently, there are various works presented in the literature regarding the activity recognition based on WiFi. We observe that existing public data sets do not have enough data. In this work, we present a data augmentation method called window slicing. By slicing the original data, we get multiple samples for one raw datum. As a result, the size of the data set can be increased. On the basis of the experiments performed on a public data set and our collected data set, we observe that the proposed method assists in improving the results. It is notable that, on the public data set, the activity recognition accuracy improves from 88.13% to 97.12%. Similarly, the recognition accuracy is also improved for the data set collected in this work. Although the proposed method is simple, it effectively enhances the recognition accuracy. It is a general channel state information (CSI) data augmentation method. In addition, the proposed method demonstrates good interpretability.
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- School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (J.L.); (K.Y.)
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Shoukat RF, Shakeel M, Rizvi SAH, Zafar J, Zhang Y, Freed S, Xu X, Jin F. Larvicidal, Ovicidal, Synergistic, and Repellent Activities of Sophora alopecuroides and Its Dominant Constituents Against Aedes albopictus. Insects 2020; 11:E246. [PMID: 32326460 PMCID: PMC7240748 DOI: 10.3390/insects11040246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the current study, to combat insecticide resistance, we explored larvicidal, ovicidal, synergistic, and repellent activities of Sophora alopecuroides extract and its dominant constituents against Aedes albopictus. The results of the toxicity bioassays demonstrated that the extract of S. alopecuroides exerted significant larvicidal activity (16.66-86.66%) against the third-instar larvae of Ae. albopictus at different concentrations (5-50 ug/mL) and low hatchability of eggs (2.32-75%) at 5-50 ug/mL. The constituents of S. alopecuroides showed a synergistic effect when applied as a mixture (LC30 + LC30) against larvae, while no synergistic effect was observed against the eggs of Ae. albopictus. S. alopecuroides extract provided 93.11% repellency in the first 90 min and gradually decreased to 53.14% after 240 min, while the positive control DEET (N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) showed 94.18% in the first 90 min and 55.33% after 240 min. All of the results exhibited a concentration-dependent effect. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that a study has identified a highly effective extract of S. alopecuroides, which could be used as an alternative agent to control larvae and eggs and to repel adults of Ae. albopictus.
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- Rana Fartab Shoukat
- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.S.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.R.); (J.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.)
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- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.S.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.R.); (J.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.)
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- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.S.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.R.); (J.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.)
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- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.S.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.R.); (J.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.)
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- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.S.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.R.); (J.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.)
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- Laboratory of Insect Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan;
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- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.S.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.R.); (J.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.)
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- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.S.); (M.S.); (S.A.H.R.); (J.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.)
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