6 results on '"Ou, Xiao-min"'
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2. Radiomic signatures reveal multiscale intratumor heterogeneity associated with tissue tolerance and survival in re-irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multicenter study
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Liu, Ting, Dong, Di, Zhao, Xun, Ou, Xiao-Min, Yi, Jun-Lin, Guan, Jian, Zhang, Ye, Xiao-Fei, Lv, Xie, Chuan-Miao, Luo, Dong-Hua, Sun, Rui, Chen, Qiu-Yan, Xing, Lv, Guo, Shan-Shan, Liu, Li-Ting, Lin, Da-Feng, Chen, Yan-Zhou, Lin, Jie-Yi, Luo, Mei-Juan, Yan, Wen-Bin, He, Mei-Lin, Mao, Meng-Yuan, Zhu, Man-Yi, Chen, Wen-Hui, Shen, Bo-Wen, Wang, Shi-Qian, Li, Hai-Lin, Zhong, Lian-Zhen, Hu, Chao-Su, Wu, De-Hua, Mai, Hai-Qiang, Tian, Jie, and Tang, Lin-Quan
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- 2023
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3. Treg Immunomodulation Contributes to the Anti-atherosclerotic Effects of Huxin Formula in ApoE-/- Mice.
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Ou, Xiao-min, Cai, Jing, Hu, Xiao-yue, Zeng, Qiao-huang, Lan, Tao-hua, and Jiang, Wei
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS prevention ,CHINESE medicine ,FLOW cytometry ,PROTEINS ,INTRAPERITONEAL injections ,T cells ,MACROPHAGES ,SMOOTH muscle ,HERBAL medicine ,AORTIC diseases ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,IMMUNE system ,ATHEROSCLEROSIS ,QUANTITATIVE research ,FLUORESCENT antibody technique ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,GENES ,MICE ,GENE expression ,MESSENGER RNA ,ANIMAL experimentation ,WESTERN immunoblotting ,PRAVASTATIN ,DIET ,TRANSFORMING growth factors-beta ,INTERLEUKINS ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Objective: To explore the effects of Huxin formula (HXF) in curtailing atherosclerosis and its underlying mechanism. Methods: According to random number table method, 24 specific pathogen free male ApoE
-/- mice were randomly divided into model group, HXF low-dose (HXF-L) group (8.4 g/kg daily), HXF high-dose (HXF-H) group (16.8 g/kg daily), and pravastatin (8 mg/kg daily) group in Experiment I (n=6 per group). C57BL/6J mice served as the control group (n=6). ApoE-/- mice in HXF-L, HXF-H, pravastatin groups were fed a Western diet and administered continuously by gavage for 12 weeks, while C57BL/6J mice in the control group were fed conventional lab mouse chow for 12 weeks. Further, Tregs were depleted by weekly intraperitoneal injection of purified anti-mouse CD25 antibody (PC61, 250 µg per mouse) for 4 weeks in Experiment II (n=6 per group). Oil Red O and Masson staining were used to evaluate the plaque area and aortic root fibrosis. The CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ Treg counts in the lymph nodes and spleen cells were detected using flow cytometric analysis. The transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), interleukin (IL)-10, and IL-6 serum levels were examined by MILLIPLEX® MAP technology. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blot were utilized to assess the expression of TGF-β mRNA and protein in the aorta. The expression of CD4+ T lymphocytes, macrophages and smooth muscle cells in the aortic root were detected by immunofluorescence staining. Results: HXF reduced plaque area in ApoE-/- mice (P<0.01). HXF increased the Treg counts in the lymph nodes and spleen cells (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Moreover, HXF alleviated inflammatory response via elevating IL-10 and TGF-β 1 serum levels (P<0.05), while decreasing the IL-6 serum levels in ApoE-/- mice (P>0.05). Also, HXF upregulated the expression of TGF-β mRNA and protein in the aorta (P<0.05). Additionally, HXF attenuated CD4+ T lymphocytes, macrophages and smooth muscle cells in aortic root plaque (P<0.01). Furthermore, the depletion of Tregs with CD25 antibody (PC61) curtailed the reduction in plaque area and aortic root fibrosis by HXF (P<0.01). Conclusion: HXF relieved atherosclerosis, probably by restraining inflammatory response, reducing inflammatory cell infiltration and attenuating aortic root fibrosis by increasing Treg counts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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4. Radiomic signatures associated with tumor immune heterogeneity predict survival in locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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Lin, Da-Feng, Li, Hai-Lin, Liu, Ting, Lv, Xiao-Fei, Xie, Chuan-Miao, Ou, Xiao-Min, Guan, Jian, Zhang, Ye, Yan, Wen-Bin, He, Mei-Lin, Mao, Meng-Yuan, Zhao, Xun, Zhong, Lian-Zhen, Chen, Wen-Hui, Chen, Qiu-Yan, Mai, Hai-Qiang, Peng, Rou-Jun, Tian, Jie, Tang, Lin-Quan, and Dong, Di
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Background The prognostic value of traditional clinical indicators for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma is limited because of their inability to reflect intratumor heterogeneity. We aimed to develop a radiomic signature to reveal tumor immune heterogeneity and predict survival in locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods This multicenter, retrospective study included 921 patients with locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A machine learning signature and nomogram based on pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging features were developed for predicting overall survival in a training cohort and validated in 2 independent cohorts. A clinical nomogram and an integrated nomogram were constructed for comparison. Nomogram performance was evaluated by concordance index and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Accordingly, patients were classified into risk groups. The biological characteristics and immune infiltration of the signature were explored by RNA-sequencing analysis. Results The machine learning signature and nomogram demonstrated comparable prognostic ability to a clinical nomogram, achieving concordance indexes of 0.729, 0.718, and 0.731 in the training, internal, and external validation cohorts, respectively. Integration of the signature and clinical variables statistically improved the predictive performance. The proposed signature effectively distinguished patients between risk groups with statistically distinct overall survival rates. Subgroup analysis indicated the recommendation of local salvage treatments for low-risk patients. Exploratory RNA-sequencing analysis revealed differences in interferon response and lymphocyte infiltration between risk groups. Conclusions A magnetic resonance imaging–based radiomic signature predicted overall survival more accurately. The proposed signature associated with tumor immune heterogeneity may serve as a valuable tool to facilitate prognostic stratification and guide individualized management for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Radiomic signatures associated with tumor immune heterogeneity predict survival in locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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Lin DF, Li HL, Liu T, Lv XF, Xie CM, Ou XM, Guan J, Zhang Y, Yan WB, He ML, Mao MY, Zhao X, Zhong LZ, Chen WH, Chen QY, Mai HQ, Peng RJ, Tian J, Tang LQ, and Dong D
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- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Machine Learning, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Retrospective Studies, Survival Rate, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma mortality, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma immunology, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma diagnostic imaging, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma pathology, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms mortality, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms immunology, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms pathology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Nomograms, Radiomics
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Background: The prognostic value of traditional clinical indicators for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma is limited because of their inability to reflect intratumor heterogeneity. We aimed to develop a radiomic signature to reveal tumor immune heterogeneity and predict survival in locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma., Methods: This multicenter, retrospective study included 921 patients with locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A machine learning signature and nomogram based on pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging features were developed for predicting overall survival in a training cohort and validated in 2 independent cohorts. A clinical nomogram and an integrated nomogram were constructed for comparison. Nomogram performance was evaluated by concordance index and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Accordingly, patients were classified into risk groups. The biological characteristics and immune infiltration of the signature were explored by RNA-sequencing analysis., Results: The machine learning signature and nomogram demonstrated comparable prognostic ability to a clinical nomogram, achieving concordance indexes of 0.729, 0.718, and 0.731 in the training, internal, and external validation cohorts, respectively. Integration of the signature and clinical variables statistically improved the predictive performance. The proposed signature effectively distinguished patients between risk groups with statistically distinct overall survival rates. Subgroup analysis indicated the recommendation of local salvage treatments for low-risk patients. Exploratory RNA-sequencing analysis revealed differences in interferon response and lymphocyte infiltration between risk groups., Conclusions: A magnetic resonance imaging-based radiomic signature predicted overall survival more accurately. The proposed signature associated with tumor immune heterogeneity may serve as a valuable tool to facilitate prognostic stratification and guide individualized management for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2024
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6. [Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Microplastics in the Coastal Seawater of Guangdong Province].
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Liu BJ, Ou XM, Ye KM, Wei N, Lu Y, and Sun KF
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Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the marine environment and have become an emerging pollutant that is attracting great attention. To reveal the pollution characteristics of MPs in surface seawater of coastal waters in Guangdong Province, nine bays (estuaries) were selected from Jiangmen to Shantou. The distribution and compositional characteristics of MPs were investigated through field sampling, oxidation digestion, and visual and compositional identification, and their potential sources were analyzed. The ecological risks were assessed by combining the pollution load index and the polymer risk index. The results showed that MPs were detected in all 30 surface seawater samples from the coastal waters of Guangdong Province, with an abundance range of 70-920 n·m
-3 and an average abundance of (295.3 ±175.3) n·m-3 . The highest MPs abundance was found in the Pearl River estuary, and the lowest abundance was found in Shenquan bay. The distribution patterns were mainly influenced by human activities and ocean currents. The dominant polymer types included polypropylene (31.2%), phenol resin (16.0%), polyethylene terephthalate (15.3%), and polyethylene (10.9%). The main shape, color, and size categories of MPs were fiber (57.5%), transparent (72.0%), and 0.5-1 mm (32.8%), respectively. The possible sources of MPs mainly included aquaculture, fishing, navigation, tourism, municipal sewage discharge, and ocean current transportation. The model assessment results showed that the pollution load risk of MPs was relatively low, but the polymer risk was at a medium-high level. This study provides a data basis for the action plan of plastic pollution control in Guangdong Province and supports the prevention and control of marine MPs pollution.- Published
- 2024
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