12 results on '"Zhang, Wei"'
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2. Antibiotics Resistance Genes Screening and Comparative Genomics Analysis of Commensal Escherichia coli Isolated from Poultry Farms between China and Sudan.
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Abdelgader, Sheikheldin A., Shi, Donglin, Chen, Mianmian, Zhang, Lei, Hejair, Hassan M. A., Muhammad, Umair, Yao, Huochun, and Zhang, Wei
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FECAL analysis ,ACETYLTRANSFERASES ,AGRICULTURE ,ANTIBIOTICS ,AUTOMATION ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DRUG resistance in microorganisms ,ERYTHROMYCIN ,ESCHERICHIA coli ,GENE expression ,HYDROLASES ,MICROBIAL sensitivity tests ,MULTIDRUG resistance ,NUCLEOTIDES ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,POULTRY ,TETRACYCLINE ,TRANSFERASES ,GENETIC testing ,GENOMICS ,GUT microbiome ,KANAMYCIN - Abstract
Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains, from the gut of animals and humans, harbor wide range of drug resistance genes. A comparative study is conducted on the intestinal E. coli from fecal samples of healthy chicken from China and Sudan in order to monitor the antimicrobial sensitivity pattern. A number of 250 E. coli isolates from chicken farms, including 120 from China and 130 from Sudan, were isolated and identified. All isolates were subjected to susceptibility tests against 10 antibiotics and the distribution of antibiotic resistant genes was confirmed by PCR amplification, involving genes such as ampC, tetA, pKD13, acrA, ermA, ermB, ermC, tetB, mphA, aadA14, aadA1, aac3-1, and aac3- III. Many isolates were found to exhibit resistance against more than one antibiotic. However, the Chinese isolates showed more antibiotics resistance and resistance genes compared to the Sudanese isolates. For better understanding of the multidrug resistance factors, we conducted whole genome analyses of E. coli D107 isolated from China, which revealed that the genome possesses multiple resistance genes including tetracycline, erythromycin, and kanamycin. Furthermore, E. coli D4 isolate from Sudan was more sensitive to antibiotics such as erythromycin, tetracycline, and gentamicin. After analysis by RAST and MAUVE, the two strains showed 89% average nucleotide identity. However, the genomes mostly differed at the number of antibiotics-related genes, as the genome of D107 revealed a considerable number of antibiotics resistance genes such as ermA and mphD which were found to be absent in D4 genome. These outcomes provided confirmation that the poultry farms environment in different countries (China and Sudan) may serve as a potential reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes and also indicated the evolutionary differences of strains in terms of resistant genes expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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3. Clinical and Pathological Variation of Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A in a Large Chinese Cohort.
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Wu, Rui, Lv, He, Zhang, Wei, Wang, Zhaoxia, Zuo, Yuehuan, Liu, Jing, and Yuan, Yun
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AGE factors in disease ,BIOPSY ,CHARCOT-Marie-Tooth disease ,CHINESE people ,GENES ,GENETIC disorders ,PERIPHERAL nervous system ,POLYNEUROPATHIES ,RESEARCH funding ,CALF muscles ,DATA analysis software ,MUSCLE weakness ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A (CMT1A) caused by peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) gene duplication is the most common form of hereditary polyneuropathy. Twenty-four genetically confirmed CMT1A patients with sural nerve biopsies were enrolled in this study. The clinical picture included a great variability of phenotype with mean onset age of 22.2±14.5 years (1–55 years). Pathologically, we observed a severe reduction in myelinated fiber density showing three types of changes: pure onion bulb formation in 3 cases (12.5%), onion bulb formation with axonal sprouts in 10 cases (41.7%), and focally thickened myelin with onion bulb formation or/and axonal sprouts in 11 cases (45.8%). We observed no significant correlation between nerve fiber density and disease duration. There was no significant difference between the 3 pathological types in terms of clinical manifestations, nerve fiber density, and g-ratio. Our study indicates that there is marked variability in the age of onset of CMT1A, as well as significant pathological changes without deterioration with the development of the disease. Focally thickened myelin is another common morphological feature of demyelination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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4. Osteogenic Differentiation Capacity of In Vitro Cultured Human Skeletal Muscle for Expedited Bone Tissue Engineering.
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Miao, Chunlei, Zhou, Lulu, Tian, Lufeng, Zhang, Yingjie, Zhang, Wei, Yang, Fanghong, Liu, Tianyi, Tang, Shengjian, and Liu, Fangjun
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DNA analysis ,RNA analysis ,ALKALINE phosphatase ,BONE regeneration ,BONE growth ,CALCIUM ,CELL culture ,CELL differentiation ,COLLAGEN ,CULTURE media (Biology) ,GLYCOPROTEINS ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,PROBABILITY theory ,RESEARCH funding ,RNA ,STAINS & staining (Microscopy) ,T-test (Statistics) ,TRANSCRIPTION factors ,TISSUE engineering ,DEXAMETHASONE ,DATA analysis software ,SKELETAL muscle ,OSTEOBLASTS ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,OSTEOCALCIN ,IN vitro studies - Abstract
Expedited bone tissue engineering employs the biological stimuli to harness the intrinsic regenerative potential of skeletal muscle to trigger the reparative process in situ to improve or replace biological functions. When genetically modified with adenovirus mediated BMP2 gene transfer, muscle biopsies from animals have demonstrated success in regenerating bone within rat bony defects. However, it is uncertain whether the human adult skeletal muscle displays an osteogenic potential in vitro when a suitable biological trigger is applied. In present study, human skeletal muscle cultured in a standard osteogenic medium supplemented with dexamethasone demonstrated significant increase in alkaline phosphatase activity approximately 24-fold over control at 2-week time point. More interestingly, measurement of mRNA levels revealed the dramatic results for osteoblast transcripts of alkaline phosphatase, bone sialoproteins, transcription factor CBFA1, collagen type I, and osteocalcin. Calcified mineral deposits were demonstrated on superficial layers of muscle discs after an extended 8-week osteogenic induction. Taken together, these are the first data supporting human skeletal muscle tissue as a promising potential target for expedited bone regeneration, which of the technologies is a valuable method for tissue repair, being not only effective but also inexpensive and clinically expeditious. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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5. An Effective and Feasible Method, “Hammering Technique,” for Percutaneous Fixation of Anterior Column Acetabular Fracture.
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Zhang, Lihai, Yin, Peng, Zhang, Wei, Li, Tongtong, Li, Jiantao, Chen, Hua, Yao, Qi, and Tang, Peifu
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ACETABULUM (Anatomy) ,FLUOROSCOPY ,ORTHOPEDIC surgery ,PELVIC fractures ,TIME ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SURGICAL blood loss ,EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
Objective. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and advantages of percutaneous fixation of anterior column acetabular fracture with “hammering technique.” Materials and Methods. We retrospectively reviewed 16 patients with percutaneous fixation of anterior column acetabular fracture with “hammering technique.” There were 11 males and 5 females with an average age of 38.88 years (range: 24–54 years) in our study. Our study included 7 nondisplaced fractures, 6 mild displaced fractures (<2 mm), and 5 displaced fractures (>2 mm). The mean time from injury to surgery was 4.5 days (range: 2–7 days). Results. The average of operation time was 27.56 minutes (range: 15–45 minutes), and the mean blood loss was 55.28 mL (range: 15–100 mL). The mean fluoroscopic time was 54.78 seconds (range: 40–77 seconds). The first pass of the guide wire was acceptable without cortical perforation or intra-articular perforation in 88.89% (16/18) of the procedures, and the second attempt was in 11.11% (2/18). Conclusion. Our study suggested that percutaneous fixation of anterior column acetabular fracture with “hammering technique” acquired satisfying surgical and clinical outcomes. It may be an alternative satisfying treatment for percutaneous fixation of anterior column acetabular fracture by 2D fluoroscopy using a C-arm with less fluoroscopic time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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6. Cohort Records Study of 19,655 Women Who Received Postabortion Care in a Tertiary Hospital 2010–2013 in China: What Trends Can Be Observed?
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Luo, Zhen-Yu, Quan, Song, Chai, Dong-Ning, and Zhang, Wei-Hong
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ABORTION ,BIRTH intervals ,CESAREAN section ,CONTRACEPTION ,EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research ,LACTATION ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MARITAL status ,UNWANTED pregnancy ,REOPERATION ,PARITY (Obstetrics) ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,TERTIARY care - Abstract
The retrospective cohort epidemiological study was to investigate the characteristics of women who underwent induced abortion. Data were retrospectively collected from women who underwent induced abortions (n=19,655) at the Xiamen Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (2010–2013). The characteristics of women who underwent induced abortions included mean age, unmarried status, no previous deliveries, first pregnancy, ≥2 abortions including the current one, and a history of caesarian section. From 2010 to 2013, mean age increased and declines were observed in the ratio of induced abortions to live births, the proportion of induced abortions among women of 15–24 years, those who were unmarried, had their first pregnancy, or had no history of delivery. However, the rates of induced abortions increased among women who were lactating, had a history of caesarian section, or had an interpregnancy interval of <6 months. This snapshot of induced abortions in China might suggest that the numbers are increasing but the ratio to live births has fallen. Methods should be improved to prevent unwanted pregnancies and reduce the number of induced abortions in China. It must be emphasized that differences in mentality and culture between countries might limit the representativeness of these results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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7. The Diagnosis Value of Promoter Methylation of UCHL1 in the Serum for Progression of Gastric Cancer.
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Wang, Gongping, Zhang, Wei, Zhou, Bo, Jin, Canhui, Wang, Zengfang, Yang, Yantong, Wang, Zhenzhen, Chen, Ye, and Feng, Xiaoshan
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STOMACH tumors , *BIOMARKERS , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *FISHER exact test , *GENES , *LYMPH nodes , *METASTASIS , *METHYLATION , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *STATISTICS , *SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry) , *TUMOR classification , *DATA analysis , *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves , *DISEASE progression , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test , *PROGNOSIS - Abstract
Background. Aberrant promoter methylation has been considered as a potential molecular marker for gastric cancer (GC). However, the role of methylation of FLNC, THBS1, and UCHL1 in the development and progression of GC has not been explored. Methods. The promoter methylation status of UCHL1, FLNC, THBS1, and DLEC1 was assessed by quantitative methylation-specific PCR (QMSP) in the serum of 82 GC patients, 46 chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) subjects, and 40 healthy controls. Results. All four genes had significantly higher methylation levels in GC patients than in CAG and control subjects. However, only UCHL1 methylation was significantly correlated with the tumor stage and lymph node metastasis. While THBS1 methylation was altered in an age-dependent manner, FLNC methylation was correlated with differentiation and Helicobacter pylori infection. DLEC1 methylation was only associated with tumor size. Moreover, methylated UCHL1 with or without THBS1 in the serum was found to be significantly associated with a poor prognosis. Conclusion. The promoter methylation degree of FLNC, THBS1, UCHL1, and DLEC1 in serum could tell the existence of GC and only UCHL1 in the serum was also associated with poor prognosis of GC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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8. Diagnostic Prediction for Social Anxiety Disorder via Multivariate Pattern Analysis of the Regional Homogeneity.
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Zhang, Wenjing, Yang, Xun, Lui, Su, Meng, Yajing, Yao, Li, Xiao, Yuan, Deng, Wei, Zhang, Wei, and Gong, Qiyong
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THERAPEUTIC use of biochemical markers ,SOCIAL anxiety ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,CHI-squared test ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,T-test (Statistics) ,SEVERITY of illness index ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Although decades of efforts have been spent studying the pathogenesis of social anxiety disorder (SAD), there are still no objective biological markers that could be reliably used to identify individuals with SAD. Studies using multivariate pattern analysis have shown the potential value in clinically diagnosing psychiatric disorders with neuroimaging data. We therefore examined the diagnostic potential of regional homogeneity (ReHo) underlying neural correlates of SAD using support vector machine (SVM), which has never been studied. Forty SAD patients and pairwise matched healthy controls were recruited and scanned by resting-state fMRI. The ReHo was calculated as synchronization of fMRI signals of nearest neighboring 27 voxels. A linear SVM was then adopted and allowed the classification of the two groups with diagnostic accuracy of ReHo that was 76.25% (sensitivity = 70%, and specificity = 82.5%, P≤0.001). Regions showing different discriminating values between diagnostic groups were mainly located in default mode network, dorsal attention network, self-referential network, and sensory networks, while the left medial prefrontal cortex was identified with the highest weight. These results implicate that ReHo has good diagnostic potential in SAD, and thus may provide an initial step towards the possible use of whole brain local connectivity to inform the clinical evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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9. MRA Study on Variation of the Circle of Willis in Healthy Chinese Male Adults.
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Qiu, Chuanya, Zhang, Yong, Xue, Caixia, Jiang, Shanshan, and Zhang, Wei
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CIRCLE of Willis ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,CHI-squared test ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,DATA analysis software ,MAGNETIC resonance angiography ,ANATOMY - Abstract
Aim. To investigate the morphology and variation of the circle of Willis (COW) in healthy Chinese male adults. Materials and Methods. We analyzed cerebral magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images of 2,246 healthy subjects using typical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRA. 3D-time of flight (TOF) MRA method was applied to all subjects and the classification was therefore achieved according to the integrity level of COW and the developmental situation of vessels. Results. The overall incidence of COW integrity was 12.24%, with 7.57% nonvariation integral COW. The incidences of partial integrity and nonintegrity were 70.17% and 17.59%, respectively. The integrity rate of anterior circulation was 78.58%, with a close correlation with A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA-A1) developmental condition. The developmental variation rate of ACA-A1 was 28.23% and the variation of the right side was higher than that of the left side. The nonintegrity rate of posterior circulation was 83.93% as the hypoplasia of P1 segment of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA-P1) with an incidence rate of 15.85% for PCA-P1 variation. Conclusions. The COW variation is a common phenomenon among the healthy subjects. MRA could enable reflecting the physiological morphology of COW in a comprehensive manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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10. Characteristics and Functions of the Rumen Microbial Community of Cattle-Yak at Different Ages.
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Sha Y, Hu J, Shi B, Dingkao R, Wang J, Li S, Zhang W, Luo Y, and Liu X
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- Age Factors, Animals, Bacteria genetics, Cattle, China, Genome, Bacterial, Lignin metabolism, Male, Metagenome, Microbiota genetics, Bacteria classification, Microbiota physiology, Rumen microbiology
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A cattle-yak, which is a hybrid between a yak ( Bos grunniens ) and cattle ( Bos taurus ), is an important livestock animal, but basic questions regarding its physiology and environmental adaptation remain unanswered. To address this issue, the present study examined the species composition and functional characteristics of rumen microorganisms in the cattle-yak of different ages (2 and 3 years old) by metagenomic analysis. We found that rumen microbial community composition was similar at the two ages. Firmicutes, Fibrobacteres, Euryarchaeota, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria were the predominant phyla, with Firmicutes accounting for the highest percentage of bacteria in 2-year-old (48%) and 3-year-old (46%) animals. Bacterial species involved in lignocellulose degradation were detected in the rumen of adult cattle-yaks including Ruminococcus flavefaciens , Ruminococcus albus , Fibrobacter succinogenes , and Prevotella ruminicola , with F. succinogenes being the most abundant. A total of 145,489 genes were annotated according to the Carbohydrate-active Enzyme database, which identified glycoside hydrolases as the most highly represented enzyme family. Further functional annotation revealed specific microflora and genes in the adult rumen that are potentially related to plateau adaptability. These results could explain the heterosis of the cattle-yak and provide insight into mechanisms of physiologic adaptation in plateau animals., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2020 Yuzhu Sha et al.)
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- 2020
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11. Long Noncoding RNA Expression Signatures of Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Their Prognostic Value.
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Zhang W, Wang L, Zheng F, Zou R, Xie C, Guo Q, Hu Q, Chen J, Yang X, Yao H, Song E, and Xiang Y
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- Base Sequence, Carcinoma, China epidemiology, Female, Genetic Markers genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Prevalence, Prognosis, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment methods, Risk Factors, Sensitivity and Specificity, Survival Rate, Biomarkers, Tumor genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease epidemiology, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms genetics, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms mortality, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms secondary, RNA, Long Noncoding genetics
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently been found to play important roles in various cancer types. The elucidation of genome-wide lncRNA expression patterns in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) could reveal novel mechanisms underlying NPC carcinogenesis and progression. In this study, lncRNA expression profiling was performed on metastatic and primary NPC tumors, and the differentially expressed lncRNAs between these samples were identified. A total of 33,045 lncRNA probes were generated for our microarray based on authoritative data sources, including RefSeq, UCSC Knowngenes, Ensembl, and related literature. Using these probes, 8,088 lncRNAs were found to be significantly differentially expressed (≥2-fold). To identify the prognostic value of these differentially expressed lncRNAs, four lncRNAs (LOC84740, ENST00000498296, AL359062, and ENST00000438550) were selected; their expression levels were measured in an independent panel of 106 primary NPC samples via QPCR. Among these lncRNAs, ENST00000438550 expression was demonstrated to be significantly correlated with NPC disease progression. A survival analysis showed that a high expression level of ENST00000438550 was an independent indicator of disease progression in NPC patients (P = 0.01). In summary, this study may provide novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for NPC, as well as a novel understanding of the mechanism underlying NPC metastasis and potential targets for future treatment.
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- 2015
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12. Diffusion tensor imaging studies on chinese patients with social anxiety disorder.
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Qiu C, Zhu C, Zhang J, Nie X, Feng Y, Meng Y, Wu R, Huang X, Zhang W, and Gong Q
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- Adult, Asian People, China, Female, Humans, Male, Anxiety Disorders pathology, Brain pathology, Diffusion Tensor Imaging methods, Social Behavior Disorders pathology
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The aim of this study was to explore white-matter disruption in social anxiety disorder (SAD) patients by using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and to investigate the relationship between cerebral abnormalities and the severity of the symptoms. Eighteen SAD patients and age- and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited. DTI scans were performed to measure fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for each subject. We used voxel-based analysis to determine the differences of FA and ADC values between the two groups with two-sample t-tests. The SAD patient showed significantly decreased FA values in the white matter of the left insula, left inferior frontal gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus, and left inferior parietal gyrus and increased ADC values in the left insula, bilateral inferior frontal gyrus, bilateral middle temporal gyrus, and left inferior parietal gyrus. In SAD patients, we observed a significant negative correlation between FA values in the left insula and the total LSAS scores and a positive correlation between the ADC values in the left inferior frontal gyrus and the total LSAS scores. Above results suggested that white-matter microstructural changes might contribute to the neuropathology of SAD.
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- 2014
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