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2. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing among patients with COPD: A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials
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Chen, Wang, Kouying, Liu, Xiaohui, Sun, Yueheng, Yin, and Ting, Tang
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ,Quality of Life ,Humans ,Reproducibility of Results ,Motivational Interviewing ,General Medicine ,Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - Abstract
To evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) for COPD in behavioral changes and health outcomes, and also verify the reliability of results in conjunction with trial sequential analysis and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation tool.Studies that implemented MI interventions for COPD patients were systematically searched by eight databases from inception to December 2021. Study screening, quality assessment, data extraction, and meta-analysis were conducted according to Cochrane standards.Twenty-one studies involving 2344 patients were included. The results of meta-analyses indicated that MI made significant improvement in self-efficacy, lung function, quality of life, emotion, and COPD-related admission, but not in self-management and exercise capacity. Subgroup analyses found that the intervention duration was inversely associated with effect size for both self-efficacy and negative emotion severity. The trial sequential analysis showed MI improved patients' lung function and reduced COPD-related hospitalization with certainty, but the findings for exercise capacity need to be confirmed by further research.This systematic review suggested the positive effects of MI on self-efficacy, lung function, quality of life, emotion and COPD-related hospitalization. To make a firm conclusion, more well-designed clinical trials with bigger sample sizes required.Clinical and community nurses can use MI for COPD to increase healthy behaviors.CRD42021278674.
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- 2022
3. Protective Effects of Cinnamaldehyde on the Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory Response, and Apoptosis in the Hepatocytes of Salmonella Gallinarum-Challenged Young Chicks
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Lizi Yin, Sajjad Hussain, Ting Tang, Yuhong Gou, Changliang He, Xiaoxia Liang, Zhongqiong Yin, Gang Shu, Yuanfeng Zou, Hualin Fu, Xu Song, Huaqiao Tang, Funeng Xu, and Ping Ouyang
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Aging ,Article Subject ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,Biochemistry - Abstract
The development of novel therapeutics to treat multidrug-resistant pathogenic infections like Salmonella gallinarum is the need of the hour. Salmonella infection causes typhoid fever, jaundice, and Salmonella hepatitis resulting in severe liver injury. Natural compounds have been proved beneficial for the treatment of these bacterial infections. The beneficial roles of cinnamaldehyde due to its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative properties have been determined by many researchers. However, alleviation of liver damage caused by S. gallinarum infection to young chicks by cinnamaldehyde remains largely unknown. Therefore, this study was performed to identify the effects of cinnamaldehyde on ameliorating liver damage in young chicks. Young chicks were intraperitoneally infected with S. gallinarum and treated with cinnamaldehyde orally. Liver and serum parameters were investigated by qRT-PCR, ELISA kits, biochemistry kits, flow cytometry, JC-1 dye experiment, and transcriptome analysis. We found that ROS, cytochrome c, mitochondrial membrane potential (Ψm), caspase-3 activity, ATP production, hepatic CFU, ALT, and AST, which were initially increased by Salmonella infection, significantly ( P < 0.05 ) decreased by cinnamaldehyde treatment at 1, 3, and 5 days postinfection (DPI). In addition, S. gallinarum infection significantly increased proinflammatory gene expression (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, NF-κB, TNF-α, and MyD-88) and decreased the expression of anti-inflammatory genes (IL-8, IL-10, and iNOS); however, cinnamaldehyde reverted these effects at 1, 3, and 5 DPI. Transcriptome analysis showed that S. gallinarum modulates certain genes of the AMPK-mTOR pathway for its survival and replication, and these pathway modulations were reversed by cinnamaldehyde treatment. We concluded that cinnamaldehyde ameliorates inflammation and apoptosis by suppressing NF-Kβ/caspase-3 pathway and reverts the metabolic changes caused by S. gallinarum infection via modulating the AMPK-mTOR pathway. Furthermore, cinnamaldehyde has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and antiapoptotic properties against S. gallinarum-challenged young chicks and can be a candidate novel drug to treat salmonellosis in poultry production.
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- 2022
4. Multiple stress fractures of unilateral femur: A case report
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Mao-Ting Tang, Chun-Feng Liu, Jin-Lian Liu, null Saijilafu, and Zhen Wang
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General Medicine - Published
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5. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor May Be Involved in the Behavioral Changes of Progeny Rats after Exposure to Ceftriaxone Sodium during Pregnancy
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Xin, Yang, Ting, Tang, Mengchun, Li, Jie, Chen, Tingyu, Li, Ying, Dai, and Qian, Cheng
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ,Feces ,Pregnancy ,Ceftriaxone ,Animals ,Female ,General Medicine ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Gastrointestinal Microbiome ,Rats ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Antibiotic exposure during pregnancy have an adversely effects on offspring behavior and development. However, its mechanism is still poorly understood. To uncover this, we added ceftriaxone sodium to the drinking water of rats during pregnancy and conducted three-chamber sociability test, open-field test, and Morris water maze test in 3- and 6-week-old offspring. The antibiotic group offspring showed lower sociability and spatial learning and memory than control. To determine the role of the gut microbiota and their metabolites in the changes in offspring behavior, fecal samples of 6-week-old offspring rats were sequenced. The composition of dominant gut microbial taxa differed between the control and antibiotic groups. KEGG pathway analysis showed that
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- 2022
6. Exosomal microRNA-23b-3p promotes tumor angiogenesis and metastasis by targeting PTEN in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma
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Chen-xing Hou, Nan-nan Sun, Wei Han, Ying Meng, Chen-xing Wang, Qing-hai Zhu, Yu-ting Tang, and Jin-hai Ye
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,Mice ,MicroRNAs ,Cancer Research ,Neovascularization, Pathologic ,Cell Movement ,Cell Line, Tumor ,PTEN Phosphohydrolase ,Animals ,General Medicine ,Exosomes ,Salivary Gland Neoplasms ,Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic - Abstract
MicroRNA (miR)-23b-3p is known to target various genes that are involved in cancer-related pathways. Exosomes are emerging intercellular communication agents. Exosomes secreted by cancer cells can deliver active molecules to the surrounding stromal cells, thereby influencing the recipient cells and promoting the development of cancers. However, the role of exosomal miR-23b-3p in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC) is not yet clear. In this study, we set out to investigate the potential role of cancer-derived exosomal miR-23b-3p-related phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 in the alteration of angiogenesis and vascular permeability in SACC. We investigated the effect of exosomal miR-23b-3p on the progression of SACC. In vitro experiments indicated that exosomal miR-23b-3p led to an upregulation of vascular permeability, and reduced expression of tight junction proteins. In addition, exosomal miR-23b-3p also enhanced angiogenesis and migration. Next, the angiogenic effect of exosomal miR-23b-3p was validated in vivo, as it led to an increase in the tumor microvasculature. Furthermore, the growth rate of SACC was faster after injection of exosomes loaded with cholesterol-modified miR-23b-3p in mice. In conclusion, these results revealed that SACC cell-derived exosomes play an important role in promoting angiogenesis and local vascular microleakage of SACC by transporting miR-23b-3p, which suggests that miR-23b-3p in the exosomes may be a potential biomarker for distant metastasis of SACC. This suggests the potential of a novel therapeutic target by delivering anti-miR-23b-3p that focuses on exosomes.
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- 2022
7. Quinpirole ameliorates nigral dopaminergic neuron damage in Parkinson’s disease mouse model through activating GHS-R1a/D2R heterodimers
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Ting-ting Tang, Ming-xia Bi, Mei-ning Diao, Xiao-yi Zhang, Ling Chen, Xue Xiao, Qian Jiao, Xi Chen, Chun-ling Yan, Xi-xun Du, and Hong Jiang
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Pharmacology ,Pharmacology (medical) ,General Medicine - Abstract
Growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHS-R1a) is an important G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that regulates a variety of functions by binding to ghrelin. It has been shown that the dimerization of GHS-R1a with other receptors also affects ingestion, energy metabolism, learning and memory. Dopamine type 2 receptor (D2R) is a GPCR mainly distributed in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), substantia nigra (SN), striatum and other brain regions. In this study we investigated the existence and function of GHS-R1a/D2R heterodimers in nigral dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson’s disease (PD) models in vitro and in vivo. By conducting immunofluorescence staining, FRET and BRET analyses, we confirmed that GHS-R1a and D2R could form heterodimers in PC-12 cells and in the nigral dopaminergic neurons of wild-type mice. This process was inhibited by MPP+ or MPTP treatment. Application of QNP (10 μM) alone significantly increased the viability of MPP+-treated PC-12 cells, and administration of quinpirole (QNP, 1 mg/kg, i.p. once before and twice after MPTP injection) significantly alleviated motor deficits in MPTP-induced PD mice model; the beneficial effects of QNP were abolished by GHS-R1a knockdown. We revealed that the GHS-R1a/D2R heterodimers could increase the protein levels of tyrosine hydroxylase in the SN of MPTP-induced PD mice model through the cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) signaling pathway, ultimately promoting dopamine synthesis and release. These results demonstrate a protective role for GHS-R1a/D2R heterodimers in dopaminergic neurons, providing evidence for the involvement of GHS-R1a in PD pathogenesis independent of ghrelin.
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- 2023
8. Defensive Specialized Metabolites from the Latex of Euphorbia jolkinii
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Shihong Luo, Chunshuai Huang, Juan Hua, Shuxi Jing, Linlin Teng, Ting Tang, Yan Liu, and Shenghong Li
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General Medicine ,Biochemistry ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Published
- 2023
9. Predictors of self‐care behaviour trajectories in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A latent class growth analysis
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Bei Dou, Ting Tang, Chen Wang, Huixian Zha, Yu Kong, and Kouying Liu
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General Medicine ,General Nursing - Published
- 2023
10. Physicochemical, structural and rheological properties of pectin isolated from citrus canning processing water
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Gen, Li, Fan, Wang, Miao-Miao, Wang, Meng-Ting, Tang, Tao, Zhou, and Qing, Gu
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Citrus ,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ,General Medicine ,Microscopy, Atomic Force ,Arabinose ,Biochemistry ,Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose ,Carbohydrate Sequence ,Structural Biology ,Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Pectins ,Glycosides ,Molecular Biology - Abstract
In order to better utilize the citrus pectin (CP) resource, the crude citrus pectin (CCP), obtained from the citrus fruit canning processing waste water, was purified by cellulose DEAE-52 column, providing neutral polysaccharide CP0 and two acidic polysaccharides (CP1 and CP3). CP1 had the highest yield among the three fractions, being 44.29%. The chemical composition, structure and morphology of these pectin components were analyzed. Monosaccharide composition analysis revealed that arabinose was the most abundant composition in these pectin samples. CCP, CP1 and CP3 were mainly composed of rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) regions. Compared with CP3, CCP and CP1 had longer side chains, which are mainly consisted of arabinose. FT-IR and NMR analysis indicated that α-type glycosidic bonds are the main linkage in the four pectin components. These CP samples were found to possess different conformation, but no triple-helical conformation was observed in all these CP fractions. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that CCP, CP1 and CP3 all had irregular sheet-like structures and partly porous structures. The four pectin components showed the characteristics of non-Newtonian fluids and possessed good viscoelasticity. Due to these properties, the pectin might have potential application in food industry as food thickening agent.
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- 2022
11. A systematic review of the effects of positive versus negative framing on cancer treatment decision making
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Yi-Ting Tang and Weng-Tink Chooi
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Scopus ,Cancer ,Context (language use) ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,PsycINFO ,Affect (psychology) ,medicine.disease ,Framing effect ,Framing (construction) ,Adjuvant therapy ,medicine ,Psychology ,Applied Psychology ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
OBJECTIVE Presenting treatment outcomes positively or negatively may differently influence treatment preferences and lead to sub-optimal decision in a medical context. This review systematically organised how positive versus negative framing of treatment outcomes influenced cancer treatment decisions of cancer patients and individuals without a cancer diagnosis. DESIGN Three databases (PubMed, PsycInfo and Scopus) were searched for studies reporting the effects of positive versus negative framing on cancer treatment decision-making from 1981 to December 2020. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The effects of positive versus negative framing on cancer treatment preferences and the elimination of framing effect were evaluated. RESULTS A total of 12 studies that met inclusion criteria were reviewed. Framing effect was consistently observed in individuals without a cancer diagnosis. There was not enough evidence to suggest a robust framing effect in cancer patients. Surgery was preferred in positive framing, whereas adjuvant therapy was preferred in negative framing. Justification intervention significantly eliminated framing effect. Mixed framing failed to eliminate framing effect. CONCLUSION Current recommendations for presenting treatment options are based on research in cancer-screening decision-making. Knowledge of how positive versus negative framing affect cancer patients' treatment decisions is still limited. Our review highlighted the need for continued research in this area.
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- 2021
12. Dimeric alkaloids from the barks of Erythrina variegata as well as their occurrence
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Yu-Ting Tang, Zhuo-Ran Si, Mei-Fen Bao, and Xiang-Hai Cai
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Pharmacology ,Drug Discovery ,General Medicine - Abstract
Thirteen undescribed dimeric Erythrina alkaloids, named as erythrivarines A1-A13, were isolated from the barks of Erythrina variegata L. and. Their structures were determined on the basis of NMR, UV and mass spectral analyses. Dimeric Erythrina alkaloid with a C-8/8' linkage in erythrivarine A1 was not yet reported. Representative dimers from titled plant were used to prove their occurrence as natural products by LC - MS detection. Additionally, simultaneous investigation enabled us to propose the natural property of seemingly artificial Erythrina alkaloid with acetonyl group.
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- 2022
13. Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacks
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Naili Zhang, Ting Tang, Franca J Bongers, Michael Staab, Andreas Schuldt, Felix Fornoff, Hong Lin, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Andrew L Hipp, Shan Li, Yu Liang, Baocai Han, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Helge Bruelheide, Walter Durka, Bernhard Schmid, Keping Ma, Xiaojuan Liu, and University of Zurich
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General Immunology and Microbiology ,General Neuroscience ,Genetic Variation ,Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Biodiversity ,General Medicine ,respiratory system ,Forests ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Trees ,Feedback ,Soil ,10122 Institute of Geography ,General Biochemistry ,910 Geography & travel ,human activities ,Ecosystem - Abstract
Addressing global biodiversity loss requires an expanded focus on multiple dimensions of biodiversity. While most studies have focused on the consequences of plant interspecific diversity, our mechanistic understanding of how genetic diversity within plant species affects plant productivity remains limited. Here, we use a tree species × genetic diversity experiment to disentangle the effects of species diversity and genetic diversity on tree productivity, and how they are related to tree functional diversity and trophic feedbacks. We found that tree species diversity increased tree productivity via increased tree functional diversity, reduced soil fungal diversity, and marginally reduced herbivory. The effects of tree genetic diversity on productivity via functional diversity and soil fungal diversity were negative in monocultures but positive in the mixture of the four tree species tested. Given the complexity of interactions between species and genetic diversity, tree functional diversity and trophic feedbacks on productivity, we suggest that both tree species and genetic diversity should be considered in afforestation.Biodiversity, the richness of species in a given ecosystem, is essential for maintaining ecological functions. This is supported by many long-term biodiversity experiments where researchers manipulated the numbers of tree species they planted in a forest and then evaluated both its productivity (how much biological material the forest produced in a given timeframe) and the health of its trees. This work contributed to our understanding of forest ecology and paved the way for better reforestation approaches. The most important observation was that diverse forests, which contain several tree species, are more productive and healthier than monocultures where a single tree species dominates. However, it remained unclear what the role of genetic diversity within individual tree species is in determining productivity and health of forests. Tang, Zhang et al. set out to improve on previous studies on tree genetic diversity and community productivity by looking at two possible mechanisms that might affect the productivity of a forest ecosystem using publicly available data. First, they looked at the diversity of traits found within a tree population, which determines what resources in the ecosystem the trees can exploit; for example, trees with varied specific leaf areas (that is the ratio between a leaf’s area and its dry mass) have more access to different intensities of sunlight for photosynthesis, allowing the whole forest to gain more biomass. Second, they considered interactions with other organisms such as herbivore animals and soil fungi that affect tree growth by either consuming their leaves or competing for the same resources. Tang, Zhang et al. used a mathematical model to interpret a complex dataset that includes multiple parameters for each of four types of forest: a forest with a single tree species seeded from a single parent tree (which will have low species and genetic diversity), a forest with a single tree species seeded from several parent trees (low species diversity and high genetic diversity, due to the diversity of parents), a forest with four tree species each seeded from a single parent tree (high species diversity and low genetic diversity), and a forest with four tree species each seeded from several parent trees (high species and genetic diversity). Using their model, Tang, Zhang et al. determined that species diversity promotes productivity because the increased diversity of traits allows trees to exploit more of the surrounding resources. Genetic diversity, on the other hand, did not seem to have a direct effect on overall productivity. However, greater genetic diversity did coincide with an increase in the diversity of traits in forests with a single tree species, which led to a decrease in damage to tree leaves by herbivores. This suggests that high genetic diversity in species-rich forests is likely also beneficial as herbivores are less able to damage tree foliage. As expected, in single-species forests with both low and high genetic diversity, higher soil fungi diversity was associated with a loss in productivity. Interestingly, in forests that had high species and genetic diversity, this effect was reversed, and higher genetic diversity reduced the loss of productivity caused by soil fungi, resulting in higher productivity overall. These results should be considered in reforestation projects to promote genetic diversity of trees on top of species diversity when replanting. How genetic diversity leads to downstream mechanisms that benefit community productivity is not fully understood and future research could look at what specific genetic features matter most to help select the ideal mixture of trees to maximize productivity and increase the land’s ecological and economic value.
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- 2022
14. Emergence of chicken infection with novel reassortant H3N8 avian influenza viruses genetically close to human H3N8 isolate, China
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Zhimin Wan, Wenjie Jiang, Jianxi Gong, Zhehong Zhao, Ting Tang, Yafeng Li, Jianjun Zhang, Quan Xie, Tuofan Li, Hongxia Shao, Jinhua Liu, Aijian Qin, and Jianqiang Ye
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China ,Epidemiology ,Immunology ,General Medicine ,Microbiology ,Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype ,Infectious Diseases ,Influenza A virus ,Virology ,Influenza in Birds ,Drug Discovery ,Animals ,Humans ,Parasitology ,Chickens ,Reassortant Viruses ,Phylogeny - Published
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15. Rapid Fluorescence Sensor Guided Detection of Urinary Tract Bacterial Infections
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Lei Zhang, Bing Wang, Guo Yin, Jue Wang, Ming He, Yuqi Yang, Tiejie Wang, Ting Tang, Xie-An Yu, and Jiangwei Tian
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Bacteria ,Organic Chemistry ,Biophysics ,Metal Nanoparticles ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Bioengineering ,Bacterial Infections ,DNA ,General Medicine ,Fluorescence ,Biomaterials ,International Journal of Nanomedicine ,Urinary Tract Infections ,Drug Discovery ,Humans ,Gold ,Urinary Tract - Abstract
Lei Zhang,1,* Bing Wang,2,* Guo Yin,2 Jue Wang,2 Ming He,3 Yuqi Yang,4 Tiejie Wang,2 Ting Tang,3 Xie-An Yu,2 Jiangwei Tian1 1State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, Peopleâs Republic of China; 2NMPA Key Laboratory for Bioequivalence Research of Generic Drug Evaluation, Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518057, Peopleâs Republic of China; 3Dermatology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550002, Peopleâs Republic of China; 4School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550002, Peopleâs Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xie-An Yu; Jiangwei Tian, Email yuxieanalj@126.com; jwtian@cpu.edu.cnIntroduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most serious human bacterial infections affecting millions of people every year. Therefore, simple and reliable identification of the urinary tract pathogenic bacteria within a few minutes would be of great significance for diagnosis and treatment of clinical patients with UTIs. In this study, the fluorescence sensor was reported to guide the detection of urinary tract bacterial infections rapidly.Methods: The Ami-AuNPs-DNAs sensor was fabricated by the amino-modified Au nanoparticles (Ami-AuNPs) and six DNAs signal molecules, which bound to the urinary tract pathogenic bacteria and generated corresponding response signals. Further, based on the collected response signals, identification was performed by principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). The Ami-AuNPs and Ami-AuNPs-DNAs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UVâvis absorption spectrum, Fourier transform infrared spectrum, dynamic light scattering and zeta potentials. Thereafter, the Ami-AuNPs-DNAs sensor was used to discriminate and identify five kinds of urinary tract pathogenic bacteria. Moreover, the quantitative analysis performance towards individual bacteria at different concentrations were also evaluated.Results: The Ami-AuNPs-DNAs sensor were synthesized successfully in terms of spherical, well-dispersed and uniform in size, which could well discriminate five main urinary tract pathogenic bacteria with unique fingerprint-like patterns and was sufficiently sensitive to determine individual bacteria with a detection limit to 1Ã 107 cfu/mL. Furthermore, the sensor had also been successfully applied to identify bacteria in urine samples collected from clinical UTIs.Conclusion: The developed fluorescence sensor could be applied to rapid and accurate discrimination of urinary tract pathogenic bacteria and holds great promise for the diagnosis of the disease caused by bacterial infection.Keywords: fluorescence sensor, rapid and accurate identification, point-of-care testing, bacterial infection, urinary tract infections
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- 2022
16. Regulation of Heat Stress in Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens Provides Novel Insight into the Functions of Plant RNase H1s
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Zhuo Yang, Liu Duan, Hongyu Li, Ting Tang, Liuzhu Chen, Keming Hu, Hong Yang, and Li Liu
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Inorganic Chemistry ,PpRNH1A ,heat stress (HS) ,lipid droplets ,Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens ,Organic Chemistry ,General Medicine ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Molecular Biology ,Spectroscopy ,Catalysis ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
RNase H1s are associated with growth and development in both plants and animals, while the roles of RNase H1s in bryophytes have been rarely reported. Our previous data found that PpRNH1A, a member of the RNase H1 family, could regulate the development of Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens by regulating the auxin. In this study, we further investigated the biological functions of PpRNH1A and found PpRNH1A may participate in response to heat stress by affecting the numbers and the mobilization of lipid droplets and regulating the expression of heat-related genes. The expression level of PpRNH1A was induced by heat stress (HS), and we found that the PpRNH1A overexpression plants (A-OE) were more sensitive to HS. At the same time, A-OE plants have a higher number of lipid droplets but with less mobility in cells. Consistent with the HS sensitivity phenotype in A-OE plants, transcriptomic analysis results indicated that PpRNH1A is involved in the regulation of expression of heat-related genes such as DNAJ and DNAJC. Taken together, these results provide novel insight into the functions of RNase H1s.
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- 2022
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17. A new biomarker to enhance the radiosensitivity of hepatocellular cancer: miRNAs
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Ju Guo, Kai Jin, Ting Tang, Hong-Mei Liu, and Yu-An Xie
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,Cancer Research ,MicroRNAs ,Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ,Oncology ,Liver Neoplasms ,Humans ,General Medicine ,Radiation Tolerance ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Aims: This review summarizes findings regarding miRNAs that modulate radiation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and evaluates their potential clinical therapeutic uses. Materials & methods: We searched the relevant English-language medical databases for papers on miRNAs and radiation therapy for tumors to identify miRNAs that are linked with radiosensitivity and radioresistance, focusing on those associated with HCC radiation. Results: There were 88 papers assessed for miRNAs associated with tumor radiation, 56 of which dealt with radiosensitization, 21 with radioresistance and 11 with radiosensitization for HCC. Conclusion: Further work in this area would enable future evaluation of radiation responses and the potential use of miRNAs as therapeutic agents in HCC patients.
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- 2022
18. Single von Willebrand factor C-domain protein confers host defense against white spot syndrome virus by functioning as a pattern recognition receptor in Macrobrachium nipponense
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Nan Qin, Muyi Li, Han Zhang, Feifei Li, Xinrui Guo, Mengjia Wu, Qingli Zhang, Ting Tang, and Fengsong Liu
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Structural Biology ,General Medicine ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry - Published
- 2023
19. Cinnamaldehyde Restores Ceftriaxone Susceptibility against Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella
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Lizi Yin, Yuhong Gou, Yuyun Dai, Tao Wang, Kexin Gu, Ting Tang, Sajjad Hussain, Xiaoli Huang, Changliang He, Xiaoxia Liang, Gang Shu, Funeng Xu, and Ping Ouyang
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Inorganic Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,General Medicine ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Molecular Biology ,cinnamaldehyde ,multidrug-resistant bacteria ,cell membrane ,extended-spectrum beta-lactamase ,Spectroscopy ,Catalysis ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
In recent years, infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have greatly threatened human health and imposed a burden on global public health. To overcome this crisis, there is an urgent need to seek effective alternatives to single antibiotic therapy to circumvent drug resistance and prevent MDR bacteria. According to previous reports, cinnamaldehyde exerts antibacterial activity against drug-resistant Salmonella spp. This study was conducted to investigate whether cinnamaldehyde has a synergistic effect on antibiotics when used in combination, we found that cinnamaldehyde enhanced the antibacterial activity of ceftriaxone sodium against MDR Salmonella in vitro by significantly reduced the expression of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, inhibiting the development of drug resistance under ceftriaxone selective pressure in vitro, damaging the cell membrane, and affecting its basic metabolism. In addition, it restored the activity of ceftriaxone sodium against MDR Salmonella in vivo and inhibited peritonitis caused by ceftriaxone resistant strain of Salmonella in mice. Collectively, these results revealed that cinnamaldehyde can be used as a novel ceftriaxone adjuvant to prevent and treat infections caused by MDR Salmonella, mitigating the possibility of producing further mutant strains.
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- 2023
20. Retraction notice to 'Protective effects of total flavonoids in caragana against hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced injury in human brain microvascular endothelial cells', [Biomed. Pharmacother. 89 (2017) 316–322]
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Qian-Song He, Li Zhang, Zi-Yuan Fan, Guo Feng, Fu-Jiang Wang, Zheng-Qi Liu, Ting Tang, and Shi-Xiang Kuang
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Pharmacology ,General Medicine - Published
- 2023
21. Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint invading the middle cranial fossa: Two case reports
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Fu-Gang Han and Ting Tang
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musculoskeletal diseases ,business.industry ,Tophaceous pseudogout ,Calcium pyrophosphate ,Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,Middle cranial fossa ,Temporomandibular joint ,stomatognathic diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,stomatognathic system ,chemistry ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Case report ,Medicine ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,business ,Deposition (chemistry) - Abstract
BACKGROUND Pseudogout is a benign joint lesion caused by the deposition of calcium pyro-phosphate dihydrate crystals, but it is invasive. Pseudogout of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) is uncommon, and it rarely invades the skull base or penetrates into the middle cranial fossa. The disease has no characteristic clinical manifestations and is easily misdiagnosed. CASE SUMMARY We present two cases of tophaceous pseudogout of the TMJ invading the middle cranial fossa. A 46-year-old woman with a history of diabetes for more than 10 years was admitted to the hospital due to swelling and pain in the right temporal region. Another patient, a 52-year-old man with a mass in the left TMJ for 6 years, was admitted to the hospital. Maxillofacial imaging showed a calcified mass and severe bone destruction of the skull base in the TMJ area. Both patients underwent excision of the lesion. The lesion was pathologically diagnosed as tophaceous pseudogout. The symptoms in these patients were relieved after surgery. CONCLUSION Tophaceous pseudogout should be considered when there is a calcified mass in the TMJ with or without bone destruction. A pathological examination is the gold standard for diagnosing this disease. Surgical treatment is currently the recommended treatment, and the prognosis is good after surgery.
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- 2021
22. Clinical analysis of 11 cases of nocardiosis
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Ting Tang, Li-Ping Ma, Yiqing Li, Boqi Li, Jieyu Wang, Jie Xiao, Danian Nie, and Shuangfeng Xie
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,medicine.drug_class ,diagnosis ,030106 microbiology ,Antibiotics ,Avascular necrosis ,Malignancy ,immunosuppressive agents ,03 medical and health sciences ,Femoral head ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,therapeutics ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Nocardia infections ,Bronchiectasis ,Clinical pathology ,business.industry ,Nocardiosis ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Pneumonia ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Medicine ,business ,Research Article - Abstract
Nocardiosis is a rare, life-threatening, opportunistic, and suppurative infection. Its clinical manifestation lacks specificity, which makes early diagnosis difficult. A retrospective analysis of the clinical records of 11 patients with nocardiosis admitted to our hospital from January 2013 to November 2018 was conducted. All patients had at least one underlying disorder, such as an autoimmune disease (6/11), a blood malignancy (2/11), avascular necrosis of the femoral head (1/11), bronchiectasis (1/11), or pneumonia (1/11). The first-line treatment was trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (TMP–SMX); one or two additional antibiotics were given according to the drug-sensitive test. The median time from onset to treatment was 3 weeks (ranging from 1 to 9 weeks). The median duration of treatment after diagnosis was 20.5 weeks (ranging from 7 to 47 weeks). Eight patients were discharged and survived, and three patients died. This indicates that early use of TMP–SMX combined with sensitive antibiotics could improve the condition of patients and improve the cure rate (8/11). Clinically, it is necessary to consider the possibility of nocardiosis in patients with long-term use of immunosuppressants and poor response to treatment of common bacterial infections. Early diagnosis, timely treatment, and combination drug therapy are keys to improving the outcomes of patients with nocardiosis.
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- 2021
23. Characteristics and diversity of endophytic bacteria in Panax notoginseng under high temperature analysed using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing
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Zhenting Liang, Xianjing Lin, Yiqun Liao, and Ting Tang
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Hot Temperature ,Bacteria ,RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ,Endophytes ,Temperature ,Genetics ,Panax notoginseng ,General Medicine ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry ,Microbiology - Abstract
Panax notoginseng is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb with diverse properties that is cultivated in a narrow ecological range because of its sensitivity to high temperatures. Endophytic bacteria play a prominent role in plant response to climate warming. However, the endophytic bacterial structures in P. notoginseng at high temperatures are yet unclear. In the present study, the diversity and composition of the endophytic bacterial community, and their relationships with two P. notoginseng plants with different heat tolerance capacities were compared using the full-length 16S rRNA PacBio sequencing system. The results revealed that the diversity and richness of endophytic bacteria were negatively associated with the heat tolerance of P. notoginseng. Beneficial Cyanobacteria, Rhodanobacter and Sphingomonas may be recruited positively by heat-tolerant plants, while higher amounts of adverse Proteobacteria such as Cellvibrio fibrivorans derived from soil destructed the cellular protective barriers of heat-sensitive plants and caused influx of pathogenic bacteria Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Harmonious and conflicting bacterial community was observed in heat-tolerant and heat-sensitive P. notoginseng, respectively, based on the co-occurrence network. Using functional gene prediction of metabolism, endophytic bacteria have been proposed to be symbiotic with host plants; the bacteria improved primary metabolic pathways and secondary metabolite production of plants, incorporated beneficial endophytes, and combated adverse endophytes to prompt the adaptation of P. notoginseng to a warming environment. These findings provided a new perspective on the function of endophytes in P. notoginseng adaptation to high temperatures, and could pave the way for expanding the cultivable range of P. notoginseng.
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24. Purification, physico-chemical properties and antioxidant activity of polysaccharides from Sargassum fusiforme by hydrogen peroxide/ascorbic acid-assisted extraction
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Cheng Wan, Hui Jiang, Meng-Ting Tang, Shaobo Zhou, and Tao Zhou
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Structural Biology ,General Medicine ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry - Abstract
The biological activities of Sargassum fusiforme polysaccharides (SFP) were affected significantly by the extraction method. In order to screen the optimum extraction technology for SFP with high yield and biological activities, six extraction methods, including hot water extraction (HWE), acid-assisted extraction (ACAE), alkali-assisted extraction (ALAE), ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and hydrogen peroxide/ascorbic acid-assisted extraction (HAE) were compared for the preparation of SFP. Based on the yield and in vitro antioxidant activity of the crude polysaccharides obtained by the six extraction methods, HAE was selected for the extraction of SFP. The SFP prepared by HAE (H-SFP) was purified by cellulose DEAE-52 ion-exchange chromatography, obtaining two purified fractions, namely H-SFP3 and H-SFP5. The analyses of their chemical composition, physico-chemical properties and the antioxidant capacity were performed. It was found that the crude SFP and the purified fractions possessed considerable ability to scavenge DPPH, hydroxyl and ABTS
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25. Juniperus indica Bertol. extract synergized with cisplatin against melanoma cells via the suppression of AKT/mTOR and MAPK signaling and induction of cell apoptosis
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Xiao-Fan Huang, Hong-Wei Gao, Kai-Fu Chang, Li-Ting Tang, Shan-Chih Lee, and Nu-Man Tsai
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Skin Neoplasms ,Cell cycle checkpoint ,Juniperus indica Bertol ,MAP Kinase Signaling System ,Apoptosis ,Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells ,anti-proliferation ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,Dogs ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cyclin-dependent kinase ,synergism ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Melanoma ,Protein kinase B ,Caspase ,PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway ,Cell Proliferation ,Cisplatin ,biology ,Plant Extracts ,Chemistry ,Cell growth ,TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases ,Drug Synergism ,General Medicine ,G1 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints ,Juniperus ,biology.protein ,Cancer research ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt ,Research Paper ,Signal Transduction ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Juniperus indica Bertol. is an herbal plant that belongs to the genus Juniperus, which is commonly used in traditional medicine to refresh the mind and for diuretic use. However, few studies have reported the function of J. indica Bertol. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the anti-tumor and synergistic potential of J. indica Bertol. extract (JIB extract) for melanoma cells. Our results indicated the anti-melanoma activity of JIB extract. JIB extract induced cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase and decreased cyclin and cdk protein expressions. In addition, AKT/mTOR signaling and MAPK signaling were inhibited by JIB extract to suppress melanoma cell growth and proliferation. Additionally, JIB extract induced B16/F10 cell apoptosis via the caspase cascade. According to the JIB extract's anti-melanoma capacity, to assess the synergistic effects of cisplatin and JIB extract. The results demonstrated that JIB extract combined with cisplatin enhanced the inhibition of cell growth, proliferation, and survival through the obstruction of cell cycle progression and AKT/mTOR and MAPK signaling as well as the induction of cell apoptosis. Collectively, our results indicate that JIB extract showed anti-tumor effects and synergized with cisplatin against B16/F10 cells, indicating the possibility of JIB extract to be developed as adjuvant therapy for melanoma.
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26. Tolvaptan therapy of Chinese cirrhotic patients with ascites after insufficient diuretic routine medication responses: a phase III clinical trial
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Chengwei Chen, Xiangjun Jiang, Feng Ji, Zheng-Hua Wang, Jidong Jia, Yongfeng Wang, Jia Shang, Yue-qiu Gao, Tao Han, Yimin Mao, Huiguo Ding, Junqi Niu, Qing Mao, Zhong Wei, Ying-Xuan Chen, Nonghua Lv, Jie-Ting Tang, Jun Cheng, Minde Zeng, and Qin Zhang
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China ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Combination therapy ,medicine.drug_class ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Tolvaptan ,Gastroenterology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Internal medicine ,Ascites ,Clinical endpoint ,Humans ,Medicine ,lcsh:RC799-869 ,Diuretics ,Aldosterone ,business.industry ,Cirrhotic patients ,General Medicine ,Benzazepines ,Loop diuretic ,Clinical trial ,chemistry ,Liver cirrhosis ,lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,Diuretic ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists ,Research Article ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background To determine the safety and efficacy of different doses of tolvaptan for treating Chinese cirrhotic patients with or without hyponatraemia who still had ascites after routine therapy with diuretics. Methods In the present placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blinded, multicentre clinical trial, patients with cirrhotic ascites who failed to adequately respond to a combination of an aldosterone antagonist plus an orally administered loop diuretic were randomly placed at a 4:2:1 ratio into 3 groups [the 15 mg/day tolvaptan group (N = 301), 7.5 mg/day tolvaptan group (N = 153) and placebo group (N = 76)] for 7 days of treatment. The effects and safety were evaluated on days 4 and 7. A change in body weight from baseline on day 7 of treatment was the primary endpoint. Results The administration of 7.5 or 15 mg/day tolvaptan significantly decreased body weight from baseline on day 7 of treatment compared to that with placebo treatment (P = 0.026; P = 0.001). For the secondary endpoints, changes in abdominal circumference from baseline and improvements in ascites were markedly different in the treatment groups and the placebo group on day 7 (P7.5 = 0.05, P15.0 = 0.002 and P7.5 = 0.037, P15.0 = 0.003), but there was no difference between the 7.5 mg/day and 15 mg/day dosage groups. The 24-h cumulative urine volume was higher in the 7.5 mg/day and 15 mg/day tolvaptan groups than the placebo group (P = 0.002, P P = 0.004). Sodium serum concentrations were higher in patients with hyponatraemia after tolvaptan treatment, with no significant difference between the two dosage groups. The incidence of serious adverse drug reactions was not different between the groups (P = 0.543). Conclusions Tolvaptan treatment at 7.5 mg per day might be a good therapeutic choice for Chinese cirrhotic patients with ascites who did not achieve satisfactory clinical responses to previous treatment regimens with combination therapy with an aldosterone antagonist and an orally administered loop diuretic. Trial registration NCT01349348. Retrospectively registered May 2011.
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27. Molecular biological mechanism of action in cancer therapies: Juglone and its derivatives, the future of development
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Yu Ting Tang, Yang Li, Peng Chu, Xiao Dong Ma, Ze Yao Tang, and Zhao Lin Sun
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Pharmacology ,Neovascularization, Pathologic ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Apoptosis ,General Medicine ,DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase ,NIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl Isomerase ,Cell Movement ,Neoplasms ,Autophagy ,Humans ,Reactive Oxygen Species ,Cell Proliferation ,Naphthoquinones - Abstract
Juglone (5 - hydroxy - 1, 4 - naphthalene diketone) is a kind of natural naphthoquinone, present in the roots, leaves, nut-hulls, bark and wood of walnut trees. Recent studies have found that Juglone has special significance in the treatment of cancer, which plays a significant role in the resistance of cancer cell proliferation, induction of cancer cell apoptosis, induction of autophagy, anti-angiogenesis and inhibition of cancer cell migration and invasion, etc. Additionally, its derivatives also play a tumor suppressive effect. In conclusion, Juglone and its derivatives have been identified as effective anticancer drugs. This paper reviews action mechanisms of Juglone and its derivatives in cancer treatment.
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28. Anticancer activity of oleanolic acid and its derivatives: Recent advances in evidence, target profiling and mechanisms of action
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Yu-Ting Tang, Zhongyuan Tang, Xiaodong Ma, Zeyao Tang, and Yang Li
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Angiogenesis ,Systematic -analysis review ,Apoptotic pathways ,Apoptosis ,RM1-950 ,Metastasis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Neoplasms ,medicine ,Autophagy ,Animals ,Humans ,Oleanolic acid ,Cell Proliferation ,Pharmacology ,Chemistry ,Cell growth ,Cancer ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ,Mechanism of action ,Cancer research ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,medicine.symptom ,Signal transduction ,Derivatives ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Oleanolic acid (OA, 3 β - hydroxyoleanolic acid-12-en-28-oic acid) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid present in many plants. As a new framework for development of semi synthetic triterpenoids, OA is of great significance in the discovery of anticancer drugs. Some of these derivatives, such as CDDO (2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1, 9 (11)-dien-28-oic acid) have been verified in clinical trials, while other derivatives studied previously, such as SZC014, SZC015 and SZC017 (OA derivatives respectively), are also candidate drugs for cancer treatment. This paper reviews the preclinical studies, literature evidence, target analysis and anticancer mechanism of OA and its derivatives. The mechanism of action of its derivatives mainly includes anti-cancer cell proliferation, inducing tumor cell apoptosis, inducing autophagy, regulating cell cycle regulatory proteins, inhibiting vascular endothelial growth, anti angiogenesis, inhibiting tumor cell migration and invasion. In recent years, the molecular mechanism of OA and its derivatives has been elucidated. These effects seem to be mediated by the alterations in a variety of signaling pathways induced by OA and its derivatives. In conclusion, OA and its derivatives are considered as important candidate drugs for the treatment of cancer, indicating that OA and its derivatives have the potential to be used as anticancer drugs in practice.
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29. Alpha-Fetoprotein Ratio Predicts Alpha-Fetoprotein Positive Hepatocellular Cancer Patient Prognosis after Hepatectomy
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Li-Yue Sun, Wen-Jian Cen, Wen-Ting Tang, Ling Deng, Fang Wang, Xiao-Meng Ji, Jiao-Jiao Yang, Ren-Jing Zhang, Xu-Hui Zhang, and Zi-Ming Du
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Medicine (General) ,Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ,Article Subject ,Liver Neoplasms ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Clinical Biochemistry ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,General Medicine ,Prognosis ,digestive system diseases ,Survival Rate ,R5-920 ,embryonic structures ,Genetics ,Hepatectomy ,Humans ,alpha-Fetoproteins ,Molecular Biology ,neoplasms ,Research Article ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Background. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) ratio on the prognosis of AFP-positive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after hepatectomy. Methods. We retrospectively included 879 HCC patients with AFP-positive who underwent hepatectomy from February 2012 to October 2017 and randomly divided into training cohort and validation cohort. AFP ratio was equal to the AFP level within one week before hepatectomy to AFP level within 20-40 days after surgery. The end point of follow-up was disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Results. AFP ratio was not associated with clinical characteristics in training cohort and validation cohort. According to the X-tile software, the optimum cut-off point was 17.8 for AFP ratio. Significant differences between AFP ratio high and AFP ratio low were observed in DFS and OS in both cohort ( p < 0.05 ). Kaplan-Meier curves and receiver-operating curves were showed that AFP ratio was better than AFP level preoperation in predicting the prognosis of AFP-positive HCC patients after hepatectomy. The multivariate analysis demonstrated that AFP ratio was a significant independent risk factor for both OS and DFS in HCC patients with AFP-positive. Conclusions. AFP ratio might be a prognosis predictor for HCC patients with AFP-positive after hepatectomy.
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30. A fibrinogen-related protein (Mnfico3) acts as a novel pattern recognition receptor in Macrobrachium nipponense
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Mengjia Wu, Nan Qin, Fengsong Liu, and Ting Tang
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0301 basic medicine ,Signal peptide ,Protein domain ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,Arthropod Proteins ,03 medical and health sciences ,Lectins ,Complementary DNA ,Animals ,Environmental Chemistry ,Cloning, Molecular ,Phylogeny ,Immunity, Cellular ,Innate immune system ,Pattern recognition receptor ,Fibrinogen ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,Immunity, Innate ,Cell biology ,Open reading frame ,030104 developmental biology ,Receptors, Pattern Recognition ,040102 fisheries ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Palaemonidae ,Macrobrachium nipponense ,Ficolin - Abstract
Fibrinogen-related proteins (FREPs) are widely found in both vertebrates as well as invertebrates, and they play a crucial role in host immunity. In this study, we isolated a novel ficolin gene (Mnfico3) from the oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense. The complete cDNA sequence of Mnfico3 was 1133 bp long, containing an open reading frame of 765 bp coding for Mnfico3, a protein consisting of 254 amino acids. The Mnfico3 protein contained a putative N-terminal signal peptide and a fibrinogen-related protein domain present at the C-terminal. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that Mnfico3 had a closer evolutionary relationship with vertebrate ficolins than with its invertebrate homologues. Tissue distribution analysis indicated that Mnfico3 was predominantly expressed in muscle, in which its transcription was increased following bacterial challenge by Aeromonas veronii. Function analysis using recombinant protein revealed that rMnFico3 had broad-spectrum binding capacity to a variety of microorganisms and pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) ligands. Furthermore, rMnFico3 exhibited Ca2+-dependent agglutinating activity against microbes in vitro, and ability to attach to the hemocyte surface which promoted phagocytosis and subsequent clearance of invasive bacteria in vivo. Silencing rMnFico3 in prawn through RNAi did not alter the expression of antimicrobial peptide genes (ALF and Crustin). These results manifested that MnFico3 functioned as a potential pattern recognition receptor (PPR) to mediate cellular immune response by recognizing PAMPs, agglutinating invasive microbes, and promoting phagocytosis of hemocytes.
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31. Recombinant expression of an oriental river prawn anti-lipopolysaccharide factor gene in Pichia pastoris and its characteristic analysis
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Shuangshuang Li, Hongquan Li, Ting Tang, Jinlan Liu, and Fengsong Liu
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Lipopolysaccharides ,0301 basic medicine ,Erythrocytes ,Antimicrobial peptides ,Aquatic Science ,Hemolysis ,Pichia ,Arthropod Proteins ,Pichia pastoris ,law.invention ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Anti-Infective Agents ,law ,medicine ,Animals ,Environmental Chemistry ,Antibacterial agent ,Bacteria ,biology ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Antimicrobial ,Recombinant Proteins ,030104 developmental biology ,Gene Expression Regulation ,040102 fisheries ,Recombinant DNA ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Rabbits ,Palaemonidae ,Bacterial cellular morphologies - Abstract
Anti-lipopolysaccharide factors (ALFs), as main host-defense molecules of crustaceans, form a unique family of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). MnALF4 is one isoform of ALFs isolated from the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium nipponense. In the present study, MnALF4 gene was successfully expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris and the recombinant MnALF4 protein exhibited efficient and broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities against both Gram-positive bacteria and Gram-negative bacteria in vitro. When prawns were injected with rMnALF4 before bacterial challenge with E. coli, the recombinant protein effectively promote the elimination of bacteria by the host. It manifested that rMnALF4 could effectively kill the invading bacteria in vivo. Treatment with rMnALF4 led to remarkable changes in bacterial morphology, such as spheroidization, oversized bacteria, and cell lysis. In addition, rMnALF4 showed weak hemolysis activity to the rabbit red blood cells. Our work suggests that MnALF4 plays an important role in Macrobrachium immunity and is worthy of further investigation as a potential antibacterial agent with high efficacy against bacterial infection and low toxicity to host cells.
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32. Biosynthesis of Gut‐Microbiota‐Derived Lantibiotics Reveals a Subgroup of S8 Family Proteases for Class III Leader Removal
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Yingying Zhang, Zhilai Hong, Liang Zhou, Zhenkun Zhang, Ting Tang, Erpeng Guo, Jie Zheng, Ciji Wang, Lei Dai, Tong Si, and Huan Wang
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,Bacteriocins ,Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ,Animals ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,Catalysis ,Gastrointestinal Microbiome ,Peptide Hydrolases ,Rats - Abstract
Lanthipeptides are a group of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides with diverse structural features and bioactivities. Gut-microbiota-derived lanthipeptides play important roles in gut homeostasis of the host. Herein, we report the discovery and biosynthesis of class III lantibiotics named amylopeptins, which are derived from the gut microbiota of Sprague-Dawley rats and display a narrow antimicrobial spectrum. In contrast to known class III lanthipeptides, the biosynthesis of amylopeptins employs AmyP, which belongs to a subgroup of S8 family serine proteases, to remove the leader of corresponding precursor peptides in a site-specific manner during the last step of their maturation. Overall, this study shows for the first time that S8 family proteases participate in the biosynthesis of class III lanthipeptides.
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33. A Model Based on Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for Monitoring Recurrence of HCC after Hepatectomy
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Li-Yue Sun, Qing Ouyang, Wen-Jian Cen, Fang Wang, Wen-Ting Tang, and Jian-Yong Shao
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General Medicine ,digestive system diseases - Abstract
Background There is no satisfactory indicator for monitoring recurrence after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This retrospective study aimed to design and validate an HCC monitor recurrence (HMR) model for patients without metastasis after hepatectomy. Methods A training cohort was recruited from 1179 patients with HCC without metastasis after hepatectomy between February 2012 and December 2015. An HMR model was developed using an AdaBoost classifier algorithm. The factors included patient age, TNM staging, tumor size, and pre/postoperative dynamic variations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The diagnostic efficacy of the model was evaluated based on the area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs). The model was validated using a cohort of 695 patients. Results In preoperative patients with positive or negative AFP, the AUC of the validation cohort in the HMR model was .8877, which indicated better diagnostic efficacy than that of serum AFP (AUC, .7348). The HMR model predicted recurrence earlier than computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging did by 191.58 ± 165 days. In addition, the HMR model can predict the prognosis of patients with HCC after resection. Conclusions The HMR model established in this study is more accurate than serum AFP for monitoring recurrence after hepatectomy for HCC and can be used for real-time monitoring of the postoperative status in patients with HCC without metastasis.
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34. Comparison of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Efficiency in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients Treated With Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin and Intraperitoneal Bevacizumab vs. Paclitaxel With Carboplatin
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Yin Tao, Xue-Ting Tang, Xing Li, An-Shan Wu, Hou-Shen Zhou, and Cheng-fang Zhou
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General Medicine - Abstract
ObjectiveThis study evaluated the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with bevacizumab intraperitoneal perfusion in advanced ovarian cancer (AOC).MethodsIn this study, 80 patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (stage IIIc or IV) who received NACT at the Central Hospital of Zhuzhou between February 2019 and October 2020 were enrolled. Patients were randomized to receive paclitaxel plus carboplatin (TC) or TC plus intraperitoneal perfusion of bevacizumab (TCB). The effect of chemotherapy was assessed following two cycles of chemotherapy. Cancer antigen 125 (CA125), tumor size, ascites volume, bleeding volume, duration of operation, surgical satisfaction rate, complication rate, and residual tumor were assessed to monitor response to chemotherapy.ResultsTreatment with TCB regimen significantly reduced serum levels of CA125 and ascites volume (p < 0.001). Meanwhile, the TCB group had significantly lower intraoperative blood loss and shorter operation time (p < 0.001). Most importantly, patients treated with TCB regimen had a higher surgical satisfaction rate (p < 0.01). Moreover, the incidence of postoperative wound infection, hypoproteinemia, abdominal distension, and fever was lower in the TCB group compared with the TC group. Assessment of adverse reactions during chemotherapy showed no severe complications between the two groups.ConclusionsThe results demonstrated that the TCB regimen is superior to the TC regimen alone in the treatment of AOC. These findings could help improve the surgical satisfaction rate, provide more effective treatment strategies to prolong progression-free survival and reduce postoperative complications, and promote surgical recovery in AOC.
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35. The effect of operating room nursing intervention on the psychological status and incidence of emergence agitation in the recovery period of general anesthesia: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
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Liurong Cheng, Yi Huang, Yajuan Ke, Ting Tang, Hongying Zhu, and Duozhi Wu
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Protocol (science) ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Incidence ,MEDLINE ,General Medicine ,Cochrane Library ,Anesthesia, General ,Operating Room Nursing ,law.invention ,Emergence Delirium ,Randomized controlled trial ,Meta-Analysis as Topic ,law ,Research Design ,Meta-analysis ,Anesthesia ,Inclusion and exclusion criteria ,Abnormal psychology ,Medicine ,Humans ,business ,Systematic Reviews as Topic - Abstract
Background During the recovery period of general anesthesia, patients are disturbed by residual anesthetic drugs, manifesting as clinical signs of confusion, drowsiness and disorientation, and even abnormal psychology and limb agitation at varying degrees in severe cases. These stress reactions are detrimental to the postoperative recovery, which can be life-threatening. Operating room nursing intervention (ORNI) is a novel nursing model that prevents stress reactions during the recovery period of general anesthesia. However, whether ORNI can improve the psychological condition and reduce the incidence of emergence agitation in the recovery period of general anesthesia remains controversial. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of ORNI on the psychological status and incidence of emergence agitation in the recovery period of general anesthesia through a systematic review and meta-analysis, thus providing clinical evidence to support it. Methods Randomized controlled trials reporting the effect of ORNI on the recovery period of general anesthesia published before October 2021 will be searched in the Chinese Scientific Journal Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang, China Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. Eligible literatures will be screened out according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and their quality will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool. Meta-analysis will be performed using Revman 5.4 software. Results This study will evaluate the effect of the ORNI on the recovery period of general anesthesia by calculating the incidence of emergence agitation, and grading the self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale scores. Conclusion This study will provide a reliable evidence-based basis for the application of ORNI in the recovery period of general anesthesia. Osf registration number DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/P3A4T.
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36. Meta-analysis of the risk of dementia in elderly patients with late-onset epilepsy
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Ting Tang, Rongmou Zhang, and Xiaodong Pan
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Male ,Cohort Studies ,Epilepsy ,Risk Factors ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Humans ,Female ,Dementia ,Surgery ,Neurology (clinical) ,General Medicine ,Aged - Abstract
Although available literature indicates a high risk of dementia in elderly patients with late-onset epilepsy (LOE), the findings are yet inconsistent and relevant risk factors are unclear, rendering rational clinical interpretation rather challenging. This article systematically evaluates the risk of dementia in elderly LOE patients. The potential risk factors were analyzed to provide a specific basis for clinical prediction of dementia. PubMed and web of science databases were searched for the published cohort studies of dementia in elderly LOE patients. The search results were subject to a meta-analysis with Stata16.0 statistical software. Seven articles were included for a comparison of dementia risk between epilepsy cases and controls, yielding a hazard ration (HR) of 2.1 (95 %CI:1.6~2.75,p = 0.00); dementia was more prevalent in female patients than in male counterparts, though without a statistical difference [1.2 % (95 %CI, 0.9 %-1.6 %) vs. 0.8 % (95 %CI, 0.5 %-1.1 %)]; compared with the non-LOE group, the LOE population reported a significantly higher incidence of diabetes mellitus [14.1 % (95 %CI, 12.8 %-15.4 %) vs. 10.9 % (95 %CI, 10.1 %-11 %), p 0.01]. The findings suggest that elderly patients with late-onset epilepsy run a higher risk of dementia than non-epileptic patients and diabetes mellitus may serve as a potential risk factor for dementia in this elderly populace.
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37. Exploring the efficacy and safety of polyene phosphatidylcholine for treatment of drug-induced liver injury using the Roussel Uclaf causality assessment method: a propensity score matching comparison
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Xi’an Han, Liangming Liu, Jing Li, Wei Zhong, Jianzhong Zhang, Yunsong Qian, Yimin Mao, Jie-Ting Tang, Xiaohong Lei, Yongfeng Wang, Qingling Xu, Jing Zhang, and Minde Zeng
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Drug ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Medicine (General) ,Drug-induced liver injury ,media_common.quotation_subject ,alanine aminotransferase ,Biochemistry ,Gastroenterology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,R5-920 ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Propensity Score ,Blood urea nitrogen ,Polyene phosphatidylcholine ,media_common ,Retrospective Studies ,Liver injury ,Creatinine ,Roussel Uclaf causality assessment method ,propensity score matching ,magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate ,business.industry ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Albumin ,Retrospective cohort study ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,chemistry ,Propensity score matching ,Phosphatidylcholines ,polyene phosphatidylcholine ,Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury ,business ,Retrospective Clinical Research Report - Abstract
Objective In China, polyene phosphatidylcholine (PPC) is widely used to treat alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation associated with various liver diseases. Here, we assessed the efficacy and safety of PPC in treating drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Methods Data from a multicenter retrospective cohort study (DILI-R) were analyzed to compare PPC and magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate (MgIG) for treatment of DILI. We used the Roussel Uclaf causality assessment method (RUCAM) to evaluate patients with DILI. Patients with RUCAM scores ≥6 were included in the study, while those with RUCAM scores Results Among the DILI patients, 64 of 183 (34.97%) achieved normal ALT levels after treatment in both the PPC and the MgIG groups. Conclusion There were no significant differences in safety biomarkers including serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, white blood cells, platelets, hemoglobin, and albumin between patients treated with PPC or MgIG. The safety and efficacy of these two agents for treatment of DILI were comparable.
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38. Follistatin-like 1 suppresses osteoblast differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal cells during inflammation
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Qi-yao Jin, Qing-hai Zhu, Wei Deng, Chen-xing Hou, Nan-nan Sun, Wei Han, Yu-ting Tang, Chen-xing Wang, and Jin-hai Ye
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Inflammation ,Follistatin-Related Proteins ,Osteoblasts ,Bone Marrow Cells ,Cell Differentiation ,Mesenchymal Stem Cells ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,Mice ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Osteogenesis ,Animals ,General Dentistry ,Cells, Cultured - Abstract
The current study aimed to explore the effect of Follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1) on osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in an inflammatory environment.Animal models of FSTL1-deficiency and wild-type mice were used, and the micro-CT images of the femoral head were evaluated. Mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were treated with various concentrations of recombinant FSTL1 (rFSTL1) in an inflammatory environment in vitro. Meanwhile, overexpression or knockdown of FSTL1 through lentiviral transfection was performed. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was tested, and Alizarin Red staining (ARS) was performed to evaluate osteogenic differentiation ability. The mRNA expression level of osteogenesis-related genes was detected by RT-qPCR.In vivo experiments revealed a higher number of femoral skulls, higher trabecular thickness, smaller trabecular space, and less osteoporosis in FSTL1-knockdown mice than in the wild-type mice. The BMSCs with overexpression of FSTL1 or those treated with recombinant FSTL1 (rFSTL1) showed suppression of ALP activity, calcium nodule formation, and expression of osteogenesis-related genes osteopontin (OPN), osteocalcin (OCN), collagen type I alpha 1 (Col1α1), and more importantly, rFSTL1 functions in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, FSTL1 knockdown promoted the osteogenesis activity and the expression of these osteogenesis-related genes in vitro.FSTL1 is an osteogenic suppressor that inhibits the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs during inflammation and it can be a new target for bone regeneration.
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39. The Role of N-myc Downstream-Regulated Gene Family in Glioma Based on Bioinformatics Analysis
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Handong Wang, Maoxing Fei, Yanling Han, Wenhao Niu, Yihao Zhu, Hanyu Huang, and Ting Tang
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0301 basic medicine ,China ,Muscle Proteins ,Cell Cycle Proteins ,Nerve Tissue Proteins ,Biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Glioma ,microRNA ,Databases, Genetic ,Genetics ,medicine ,Gene family ,Humans ,Molecular Biology ,Transcription factor ,Gene ,Brain Neoplasms ,Gene Expression Profiling ,Tumor Suppressor Proteins ,Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ,Computational Biology ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Prognosis ,Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,030104 developmental biology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,DNA methylation ,Cancer research ,Signal transduction ,N-Myc ,Transcription Factors - Abstract
Glioma is the most common type of primary tumor in the central nervous system, and the molecular mechanisms remain elusive. N-myc downstream-regulated gene (NDRG) family is reported to take part in the pathogenesis of various diseases, including some preliminary exploration in glioma. However, there has been no bioinformatics analysis of NDRG family in glioma yet. Herein, we focused on the expression changes of NDRGs with their value in predicting patients' prognoses, upstream regulatory mechanisms (DNA mutation, DNA methylation, transcription factors, and microRNA regulation) and gene enrichment analysis based on co-expressed genes with data from public databases. Furthermore, the expression pattern of NDRGs was verified by the paired glioma and peritumoral samples in our institute. It was suggested that NDRGs were differentially expressed genes in glioma. In particular, the lower expression of NDRG2 or NDRG4 could serve as a predictor of higher grade tumor and poorer prognosis. Also, NDRGs might play a crucial role in signal transduction, energy metabolism, and cross-talk among cells in glioma, under the control of a complex regulatory network. This study enables us to better understand the role of NDRGs in glioma and with further research, it may contribute to the development of glioma treatment.
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- 2021
40. High selective reduction of nitrate into nitrogen by novel Fe-Cu/D407 composite with excellent stability and activity
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Qiu-Ju Xing, Ting-Ting Tang, Yi Mu, Jian-Ping Zou, Zhi-Gang Zhou, Xiao Xiao, Si-Hai Zhang, and Xun-Heng Jiang
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Denitrification ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Nitrogen ,Iron ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Wastewater ,010501 environmental sciences ,Toxicology ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,Water Purification ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nitrate ,Selective reduction ,Inert gas ,Environmental Restoration and Remediation ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Chelating resin ,Nitrates ,Chemistry ,General Medicine ,Pollution ,Copper ,Nitrogen Oxides ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
In this study, we develop a new composite material of Fe-Cu/D407 composite via using nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) with copper deposited on chelating resin (D407) to remove nitrate from the water. The experimental results show that a remarkable nitrate removal and the selectivity of N2 are 99.9% and 89.7%, respectively, under the anaerobic conditions of Cu/Fe molar ratio of 1:2, pH = 3.0. Even without of inert gas and adjusting the initial pH of the solution, the removal rate of nitrate by Fe-Cu/D407 reached to 85% and the selectivity of nitrogen reached to 55%. Meanwhile, the Fe-Cu/D407 maintained preferable removal efficiency of nitrate (100% - 92%) over a wide pH range of 3–11. In addition, the removal rate of the drinking water, lake water and wastewater from the Fe-Cu/D407 is still very high and the reactivity of Fe-Cu/D407 was relatively unaffected by the presence of dissolved ions in the waters tested. Moreover, the synergetic effect of Fe, Cu and D407 in the composite Fe-Cu/D407 were well investigated for the first time according to the analyses of TPR, XPS and EIS. The catalytic mechanism and denitrification routes were also proposed.
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- 2019
41. Involvement of a TNF homologue in balancing the host immune system of Macrobrachium nipponense
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Xin Liu, Ting Tang, Song Xie, Nan Qin, and Fengsong Liu
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02 engineering and technology ,Biology ,Biochemistry ,03 medical and health sciences ,Immune system ,Structural Biology ,RNA interference ,Animals ,Homeostasis ,Gene silencing ,Cloning, Molecular ,Molecular Biology ,Gene ,Phylogeny ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,Messenger RNA ,Innate immune system ,Gene Expression Profiling ,Computational Biology ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Molecular biology ,Immunity, Innate ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Immune System ,Host-Pathogen Interactions ,Tumor Necrosis Factors ,Tumor necrosis factor alpha ,Palaemonidae ,Macrobrachium nipponense ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
In vertebrates, tumor necrosis factors (TNFs) are well-known cytokines involved in a diversity of physiological and pathological events. In the present work we identified a novel TNF-like gene (MnTNF) from Macrobrachium nipponense, which codes for a protein sharing detectable sequence identify (26-27%) to the mammalian TNFSF members, TWEAK and EDA. Tissue distribution analysis indicated that MnTNF was predominantly expressed in nervous tissue, and at relatively high level in haemocytes, gill, intestine and muscle, whereas was almost undetectable in hepatopancreas. In gill, MnTNF was significantly up-regulated at both mRNA as well protein levels upon Aeromonas veronii challenge. RNA interference (RNAi) mediated MnTNF silencing led to a significant overexpression of the antimicrobial peptide (AMP) gene crustin, but a non-significant overexpression of another AMP gene anti-lipopolysaccharide factor (ALF), and inhibited the activation of phenoloxidase (PO) significantly following bacterial challenge. Meanwhile, the expression of NF-κB-like factor gene relish was increased while that of dorsal and STAT was uninfluenced in MnTNF-depleted prawn. We suppose that MnTNF be involved in regulating the expression of AMP genes and the capacity of PO by coordinating with the Imd pathway.
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- 2019
42. Degradation of tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) in aqueous solution by using pyrite activating persulfate to produce radicals
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Hua Yin, Kaibo Huang, Xueqin Tao, Zeli Zheng, Xiaoyun Yi, Guining Lu, Zhi Dang, Rui Wang, Wenjie Lian, and Ting Tang
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inorganic chemicals ,Tris ,Phosphines ,Iron ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Radical ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,02 engineering and technology ,Sulfides ,010501 environmental sciences ,Hydroxylation ,Waste Disposal, Fluid ,01 natural sciences ,Water Purification ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,Aqueous solution ,Sulfates ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Water ,General Medicine ,Persulfate ,Phosphate ,Pollution ,chemistry ,TCEP ,Oxidation-Reduction ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Organophosphorus esters (OPEs), as one kind of emerging and toxic contaminant are ubiquitous in various environments. This study investigated the degradation of tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) as a category OPEs by pyrite (FeS2)-activated persulfate (PS). The result shows that near-100% degradation of TCEP was achieved after 120 min in FeS2-PS system. The important role of Fe2+ in the activation mechanism was confirmed by the introduction of Fe2+ into the PS only system. Radical scavengers experiment and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) confirmed the presence of SO4·− and ·OH,which revealed that ·OH and SO4·− played major roles in TCEP degradation. The effect of various environmental factors, including pyrite and oxidant dosage, inorganic ions and pH were investigated. The result indicated that Fe3+ and Cl- can accelerate the degradation rate of TCEP and the reaction between TCEP and FeS2-PS favors acidic conditions (pH>9). In addition, due to the acidification of pyrite, this system can be applied with a wide pH range. Besides, two oxidation products, C4H9Cl2O4P and C2H6ClO4P were identified, which suggest that hydroxylation was probably the main mechanism. This study greatly improves our understanding on TCEP removal in FeS2-PS system.
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- 2019
43. Rate constants for the reaction of hydroxyl and sulfate radicals with organophosphorus esters (OPEs) determined by competition method
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Kaibo Huang, Zhi Dang, Rui Wang, Zhiyuan Qiu, Xueqin Tao, Hua Yin, Wenjie Lian, Ting Tang, and Guining Lu
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Ultraviolet Rays ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Radical ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,02 engineering and technology ,Wastewater ,010501 environmental sciences ,Photochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Water Purification ,Reaction rate ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Reaction rate constant ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,Hydroxyl Radical ,Sulfates ,Advanced oxidation process ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Esters ,Hydrogen Peroxide ,General Medicine ,Phosphate ,Pollution ,Organophosphates ,Kinetics ,chemistry ,Ultrapure water ,TCEP ,Hydroxyl radical ,Oxidation-Reduction ,Water Pollutants, Chemical - Abstract
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), such as hydroxyl radical (•OH) and sulfate radical (•SO4-) mediated oxidation, are proved to be effective methods to remove the organophosphorus esters (OPEs) in wastewater effluents. However, few studies have reported about the bimolecular reaction rate constants between free radicals (•OH and •SO4-) and OPEs. This issue was solved by selecting three OPEs as model compounds, the oxidation of these OPEs in UV/H2O2 and UV/K2S2O8 process were studied. Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP), and tris(2,3-dichloropropyl) phosphate (TDCPP) can hardly be oxidized through direct irradiation methods using UV lamp, with the oxidation rate less than 30% after 7 h′ irradiation. However, TCEP, TCPP, and TDCPP undergo degradation via UV/H2O2 and UV/K2S2O8 processes easily, the oxidation rates increased with increasing H2O2 and K2S2O8 dosage. The oxidation rates of three OPEs have been studied using competition experiments in the UV/H2O2 and UV/K2S2O8 processes. The bimolecular reaction rate constants of TCEP, TCPP and TDCPP with •OH were 2.50 × 1010, 3.95 × 1010 and 2.94 × 1010 respectively; while •SO4- were 3.00 × 107, 1.82 × 107 and 2.06 × 107 respectively. Results showed that the simplified kinetic model involves only steady state concentration of free radicals and the molecular reaction rate contents are available for calculating the oxidation rates of OPEs in ultrapure water.
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- 2019
44. Case report of cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis (CMUSE): a rare disease may contribute to endoscopy-capsule retention in the small intestine
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En-Wei Tao, Qin-Yan Gao, Ying-Xuan Chen, Jie-Ting Tang, Yongfeng Wang, and Tian-Hui Zou
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Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Capsule retention ,Gastroenterology ,Capsule ,Anemia ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Small intestine ,Endoscopy ,Enteritis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Diagnosis ,medicine ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,lcsh:RC799-869 ,business ,Rare disease - Abstract
Background CMUSE is a rare disease whose diagnosis remains difficult because the lesion is confined to the small bowel. Case presentation Here, we present a case of 43-year-old female patient suffered chronic abdominal pain for 20 years, and finally diagnosed with CMUSE. Capsule endoscopy was performed when general endoscopic investigation failed to find the lesion, but the capsule was stranded in the small intestine. Moreover, capsule retention results in acute intestinal obstruction. Thus, surgery was performed and CMUSE was confirmed. The patient was recovered after partial small intestine resection. Conclusions Capsule retention occurred in nearly 60% of patients with CMUSE. Capsule endoscopy should be avoided when the patient is suspected of CMUSE, especially with severe anemia and radiologic finding in the ileum.
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- 2019
45. Dimeric Erythrina alkaloids as well as their key units from Erythrina variegata
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Yu-Ting Tang, Jing Wu, Mei-Fen Bao, Qin-Gang Tan, and Xiang-Hai Cai
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Alkaloids ,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ,Plant Science ,General Medicine ,Horticulture ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Erythrina - Abstract
Ten dimeric and two monomeric Erythrina alkaloids, all of them are undescribed, were isolated from the bark of Erythrina variegata L. and named as erythrivarines O-Z. Their structures were determined on the basis of NMR and UV-spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Dimeric Erythrina alkaloids with a C-10/11' linkage in erythrivarine O and a C-7/10' connectivity in erythrivarines P-U are not yet reported. The two identified monomeric alkaloids may be the precursors of the described dimeric derivatives. These co-occurring dimeric and monomeric alkaloids enabled us to propose a possible biosynthetic pathway leading to these dimers. Their effects of preventing hearing loss were additionally evaluated and erythrivarine T showed as a potential protector of the House Ear Institute-Organ of Corti 1 (HEI-OC-1) cells against neomycin.
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- 2022
46. Evaluation of the expression stability of β-actin under bacterial infection in Macrobrachium nipponense
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Shan-Shan Shi, Wen-Yi Geng, Feng-Jiao Yao, and Ting Tang
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0301 basic medicine ,Biology ,Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ,medicine.disease_cause ,Homology (biology) ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,Complete sequence ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,Genetics ,medicine ,Animals ,Cloning, Molecular ,Molecular Biology ,Gene ,Escherichia coli ,Phylogeny ,Gene Expression Profiling ,Computational Biology ,Bacterial Infections ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Molecular biology ,Actins ,Aeromonas hydrophila ,030104 developmental biology ,Real-time polymerase chain reaction ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Recombinant DNA ,Palaemonidae ,Macrobrachium nipponense - Abstract
The selection of a suitable reference gene is an important prerequisite for the precise analysis of target gene expression by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). The present study aims to explore the expression pattern of the Macrobrachium nipponense (M. nipponense) β-actin gene under Aeromonas hydrophila bacterial infection conditions. The complete sequence of the β-actin gene from M. nipponense was cloned by PCR. Identified and named β-actin genes were searched in the NCBI database, and the characteristics of the β-actin gene were analyzed using bioinformatics methods. The expression profiles of β-actin under stresses challenged by bacteria after 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h were investigated by measuring Ct values by qPCR. The prokaryotic expression vector pET-30a-actin was constructed by PCR and recombinant DNA techniques. Fused protein was induced by IPTG in the transformed Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). Recombinant rActin was purified by nickel column. The bioinformatics analysis result revealed that the deduced protein encoded by the β-actin gene from M. nipponense had the highest homology with other prawns in the homologous assay (99%). The phylogenetic tree indicates that the β-actin from M. nipponense and other crustaceans have a single cluster. The qPCR results revealed that a stable expression of β-actin was observed in response to the A. hydrophila challenge for 3-48 h, and the Ct value was 22 ± 1.5. β-actin was ranked as a stable gene after the bacterial challenge, which was selected as the appropriate reference gene in M. nipponense.
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- 2018
47. The removal of arsenic from solution through biochar-enhanced precipitation of calcium-arsenic derivatives
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Brian J. Reid, Ngwa Martin Ngwabie, Eric F. Zama, Guo-Xin Sun, Gang Li, and Yu-Ting Tang
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Aqueous solution ,Precipitation (chemistry) ,Chemistry ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,chemistry.chemical_element ,General Medicine ,Calcium ,Toxicology ,Pollution ,Husk ,Arsenic ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Environmental chemistry ,Desorption ,Charcoal ,Biochar ,Arsenates ,Adsorption ,Arsenite - Abstract
Arsenic (As) pollution remains a major threat to the quality of global soils and drinking water. The health effects of As pollution are often severe and have been largely reported across Asia and South America. This study investigated the possibility of using unmodified biochar derived from rice husk (RB) and aspen wood (WB) at 400 °C and 700 °C to enhance the precipitation of calcium/arsenic compounds for the removal of As(III) from solution. The approach was based on utilizing calcium to precipitate arsenic in solution and adding unmodified biochar to enhance the process. Using this approach, As(III) concentration in aqueous solution decreased by 58.1% when biochar was added, compared to 25.4% in the absence of biochar. Varying the pH from acidic to alkaline enabled an investigation into the pH dependent dynamics of the approach. Results indicated that significant precipitation was only possible at near neutral pH (i.e. pH = 6.5) where calcium arsenites (i.e. Ca(AsO2)2, and CaAsO2OH•½H2O) and arsenates (i.e. Ca5(AsO4)3OH) were precipitated and deposited as aggregates in the pores of biochars. Arsenite was only slightly precipitated under acidic conditions (pH = 4.5) while no arsenite was precipitated under alkaline conditions (pH = 9.5). Arsenite desorption from wood biochar was lowest at pH 6.5 indicating that wood biochar was able to retain a large quantity of the precipitates formed at pH 6.5 compared to pH 4.5 and pH 9.5. Given that the removal of As(III) from solution is often challenging and that biochar modification invites additional cost, the study demonstrated that low cost unmodified biochar can be effective in enhancing the removal of As(III) from the environment through Ca–As precipitation.
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- 2021
48. Comparative efficacy and safety of eleven induction chemotherapy regimens for young adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia: a network meta-analysis
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Yiqing Li, Ting Tang, Jie Xiao, Boqi Li, Wenjuan Yang, Shuangfeng Xie, Yumo Du, Kezhi Huang, and Danian Nie
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,Young Adult ,Pioglitazone ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Network Meta-Analysis ,Remission Induction ,Humans ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Induction Chemotherapy - Abstract
The optimal induction chemotherapy regimens for young adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are not well-defined since the lack of direct comparisons between emerging treatments. Network meta-analysis (NMA) is a statistical tool to integrate direct and indirect evidence to evaluate the effect of multiple interventions. Thus, we conducted an NMA to systematically assess the efficacy and safety of different inductions for these patients. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched from establishment to 2020-03-11. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using different inductions were included. We deemed 11 trials eligible, including 11 inductions with 5052 participants. Relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. In terms of complete remission (CR) rate, DAC ranked highest and was significantly higher than IA (RR = 1.27, 95% CI (1.09-1.48)) and DA (RR = 1.28, 95% CI (1.13-1.46)) (p 0.05). The ranking of DA + Pioglitazone was second only to that of DAC, followed by HAA. For early mortality, HAD, HAA, and DA + GO were significantly higher than DA/IA (p 0.05). DAC and DA + Pioglitazone showed similar early mortality compared to DA/IA (p 0.05). Regarding incidence of early grade 3-4 infection, no significant differences between interventions were observed. To conclude, among the included 11 induction regimens, DAC was potentially the top choice for young adult patients with newly diagnosed AML, with highest CR rate, low early mortality, and incidence of early infection. DA + Pioglitazone and HAA also showed a superiority over the others to achieve higher CR rate, while caution should be kept in mind due to the higher early mortality of HAA.
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- 2021
49. Fucosidosis in a Chinese boy: a case report and literature review
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Meili Yang, Shanyan Hong, Jiaxin Zhuang, Honghong Huang, Lingxing Wang, and Ting Tang
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Fucosidosis ,Male ,Psychomotor regression ,Medicine (General) ,alpha-l-fucosidase ,Case Report ,Disease ,FUCA1 ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Biochemistry ,Pelvis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,R5-920 ,Asian People ,medicine ,Lysosomal storage disease ,Humans ,telangiectasia ,Child ,business.industry ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Spine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Immunology ,lysosomal storage disorder ,psychomotor regression ,business ,Alpha-L-Fucosidase - Abstract
Fucosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disease, resulting from a deficiency in an alpha- l -fucosidase enzyme. There are fewer than 120 cases of this disease worldwide and very few reported in Chinese children. Here, we report a Chinese boy presenting with psychomotor regression, dermatological abnormality, dysostosis multiplex, and classic changes observed with head magnetic resonance imaging. He was diagnosed with fucosidosis, with a previously reported homozygous mutation of c.393(exon2)T > A, p.Tyr131Stop, in the FUCA1 gene. Increasing awareness of fucosidosis will help in the early diagnosis of this disease and could shed light on the therapeutic role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which may be effective in early stages of the disease.
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- 2020
50. Neuropsychological and neuroimaging assessments of early cognitive impairment in patients after mild ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack
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Ting Tang, Jinying Zhang, Lingxing Wang, Yingxia Yang, Huasong Lin, Lichao Ye, Yafang Chen, and Ruoting Lin
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Male ,neuropsychological assessment|cognitive impairment|post-stroke|global cortical atrophy|medial temporal lobe atrophy|montreal cognitive assessment-basic|trail-making test a ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neuroimaging ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Severity of Illness Index ,lcsh:RC321-571 ,Modified Rankin Scale ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,Neuropsychological assessment ,Cognitive impairment ,lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,Aged ,Ischemic Stroke ,Cerebral Cortex ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,General Neuroscience ,Neuropsychology ,Cognition ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Hyperintensity ,Temporal Lobe ,Ischemic Attack, Transient ,Cardiology ,Educational Status ,Female ,Atrophy ,business ,Neurocognitive - Abstract
This study aimed to identify markers of early cognitive impairment after acute mild ischemic cerebrovascular disease. To further explore the relationship between neuroimaging markers of vascular and neurodegenerative injuries and post-stroke cognitive impairment, 86 patients with transient ischemic attack/acute mild ischemic stroke were recruited. Demographic information, clinical data, stroke scale scores (Modified Rankin Scale, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale), and neuroimaging parameters (medial temporal lobe atrophy, global cortical atrophy, white matter hyperintensities, location and number of acute infarcts) were collected. All participants underwent neuropsychological evaluation at the time of discharge. The neurocognitive assessment was conducted using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic and Trail-Making Test A. It was found that low Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic scores were associated with global cortical atrophy and lower education levels. The completion time on the Trail-Making Test A was significantly correlated with medial temporal lobe atrophy and less education. It is concluded that global cortical atrophy and lower education levels can be used as rapid indicators of early cognitive impairment in patients after a transient ischemic attack and acute mild ischemic stroke. Medial temporal lobe atrophy also appears to be associated with mental processing speed in patients after a transient ischemic attack and acute mild ischemic stroke.
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- 2020
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