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2. Metal mixture exposure and the risk for immunoglobulin A nephropathy: Evidence from weighted quantile sum regression
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Liu, Shaohui, Zhang, Li’e, Luo, Na, Wang, Mingjun, Tang, Chuanqiao, Jing, Jiajun, Chen, Hao, Hu, Qiuhua, Tan, Lina, Ma, Xiaoli, and Zou, Yunfeng
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- 2023
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3. WTAP-Mediated N6-Methyladenosine of RNAs Facilitate the Pathophysiology of Atopic Dermatitis
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Tan, Lina, Chen, Xue, Yan, Siyu, Guo, Aiyuan, Gao, Lihua, Zhou, Lu, Zhou, Yanping, Zeng, Jinrong, and Lu, Jianyun
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- 2024
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4. Circvrk1 downregulation attenuates brain microvascular endothelial cell damage induced by oxygen–glucose deprivation through modulating the miR-150-5p/MLLT1 axis
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Tan, Lina, Wang, Lingjun, Liu, Jiajun, and Yu, Yue
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- 2023
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5. Hybrid ultrasound and single wavelength optoacoustic imaging reveals muscle degeneration in peripheral artery disease
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Träger, Anna P., Günther, Josefine S., Raming, Roman, Paulus, Lars-Philip, Lang, Werner, Meyer, Alexander, Kempf, Julius, Caranovic, Milenko, Li, Yi, Wagner, Alexandra L., Tan, Lina, Danko, Vera, Trollmann, Regina, Woelfle, Joachim, Klett, Daniel, Neurath, Markus F., Regensburger, Adrian P., Eckstein, Markus, Uter, Wolfgang, Uder, Michael, Herrmann, Yvonne, Waldner, Maximilian J., Knieling, Ferdinand, and Rother, Ulrich
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- 2024
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6. A study on participatory experiences in cultural and tourism commercial spaces
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Jiang, Ziwen, Jiang, Xu, Jin, Yin, and Tan, Lina
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- 2024
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7. Necrosulfonamide promotes hair growth and ameliorates DHT-induced hair growth inhibition
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Liu, Yuanhong, Yang, Shengbo, Tan, Lina, Li, Xuemei, Long, Daijing, Lu, Jianyun, and Wang, Dan
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- 2024
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8. 20-Hydroxytetraenoic acid induces hepatic fibrosis via the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway
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Li, Biao, Ma, Yuchen, Tan, Lina, Ren, Huan, Wu, Lifang, Su, Qian, Song, Jue, Chen, Wei, Gong, Peng, and Jin, Yong
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- 2023
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9. IL-8 exacerbates CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in human IL-8-expressing mice via the PI3K/Akt/HIF-1α pathway
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Ma, Yuchen, Bao, Yanni, Wu, Lifang, Ke, Yijun, Tan, Lina, Ren, Huan, Song, Jue, Zhang, Qian, and Jin, Yong
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- 2022
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10. Critical role of m6A modification in T-helper cell disorders
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Chen, Xue, Tong, Xiaoliang, Zhou, Lu, Huang, Jian, Gao, Lihua, Zeng, Jinrong, and Tan, Lina
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- 2022
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11. Efficient and stable perovskite solar cells doped by cesium acetate
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Chen, Liqiang, Wu, Jihuai, Li, Guodong, Wang, Shibo, Wang, Chunyan, Zhu, Sijia, Chen, Xia, Tan, Lina, Du, Yitian, Sun, Weihai, and Lan, Zhang
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- 2021
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12. A Catalyst‐Like System Enables Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells.
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Yang, Yuqian, Li, Guodong, Zhao, Lichen, Tan, Pengju, Li, Yu, Li, Shunde, Tan, Lina, Deng, Chunyan, Wang, Shibo, Zhao, Zhenzhu, Yuan, Chengjian, Ding, Honghe, Chen, Liang, Zhu, Junfa, Guan, Yong, Hou, Cheng‐Hung, Tang, Pengyi, Li, Quiyang, Liu, Hong, and Yang, Yingguo
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- 2024
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13. Solvation‐Driven Grain Boundary Passivation Improving the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells.
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Deng, Chunyan, Tan, Lina, Wu, Jihuai, Yang, Yuqian, Du, Yitian, Chen, Qi, Chen, Xia, Sun, Liuxue, Yu, Fuda, Sun, Weihai, Gao, Peng, and Lan, Zhang
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CRYSTAL grain boundaries , *SOLAR cells , *PASSIVATION , *SOLAR cell efficiency , *PEROVSKITE , *GRAIN - Abstract
The efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is hindered by substantial defects within the grain boundaries (GBs) of polycrystalline perovskite films. Conventional post‐treatment strategies struggle to precisely repair these defects at GBs. Here, a targeted grain boundary passivation strategy through solvent effects by incorporating symmetrical biphenyl molecules is proposed, 4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) and 4,4′‐sulfodiphenol (SDP), aiming to mitigate defects at GBs and optimize energy level arrangements through their electric dipole effects. Compared to the pristine device, the SDP‐modified device exhibits significant improvements, including a champion efficiency of 24.39% and an impressive fill factor, along with excellent operation stability. This work provides an effective and straightforward solution for improving the performance of PSCs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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14. Application of blended teaching model based on SPOC and TBL in dermatology and venereology
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Zeng, Jinrong, Liu, Liyao, Tong, Xiaoliang, Gao, Lihua, Zhou, Lu, Guo, Aiyuan, and Tan, Lina
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- 2021
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15. Small-Molecule Copper Chloride Modulating the Buried Interfaces of Perovskite Solar Cells.
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Chen, Qi, Wu, Jihuai, Liu, Xuping, Du, Yitian, Deng, Chunyan, Chen, Xia, Sun, Liuxue, Tan, Lina, Sun, Weihai, and Lan, Zhang
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- 2024
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16. Poly(3‐hexylthiophene)/perovskite Heterointerface by Spinodal Decomposition Enabling Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells.
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Yang, Yuqian, Xiong, Qiu, Wu, Jihuai, Tu, Yongguang, Sun, Tianxiao, Li, Guixiang, Liu, Xuping, Wang, Xiaobing, Du, Yitian, Deng, Chunyan, Tan, Lina, Wei, Yuelin, Lin, Yu, Huang, Yunfang, Huang, Miaoliang, Sun, Weihai, Fan, Leqing, Xie, Yiming, Lin, Jianming, and Lan, Zhang
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- 2024
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17. Print-scan invariant text image watermarking for hardcopy document authentication
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Tan, Lina, Hu, Kai, Zhou, Xinmin, Chen, Rongyuan, and Jiang, Weijin
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- 2019
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18. Mechanically controlled FRET to achieve high-contrast fluorescence switching
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Mo, Shenzhong, Tan, Lina, Fang, Bing, Wu, Zhen, Su, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Yantu, and Yin, Meizhen
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- 2018
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19. Building the skills and confidence of early childhood educators to work with parents: study protocol for the Partnering with Parents cluster randomised controlled trial
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Petrovic, Zvezdana, Clayton, Olivia, Matthews, Jan, Wade, Catherine, Tan, Lina, Meyer, Denny, Gates, Antony, Almendingen, Alex, and Cann, Warren
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- 2019
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20. The role of expectations on consumer interpretation of new information
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Tan, Lina, Roberts, John Heath, and Morrison, Pamela Danvers
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- 2017
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21. A Management Specification for Data Sharing Security in the System Construction of Smart Mine
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Wang, Haitao, Tan, Lina, Zhang, Yang, Gong, Qiwen, Zhang, Shan, Ren, Yanan, and He, Tao
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With the development of Internet of Things technology and the informatization of the coal industry, various intelligent applications have emerged in the process of the system construction of the smart mine. During this process, data sharing is essential to the effective use of data resources in the smart mine. In order to improve the protection of coal mine data, this study proposes a set of management specifications for data sharing applied to the system construction of a smart mine to unify security standards in data storage and sharing. It standardizes the processes of data collection, transmission, and storage. We design three subspecifications for these processes, namely, data source specification, data quality specification, and data storage specification. The data source specification specifies the data collection and transmission standards to improve the security and timeliness of data sharing. The data quality specification sets three evaluation criteria of integrity, accuracy, and timeliness according to the characteristics of each business system and data. The system ensures data quality during data sharing by governing and recording the data failing to meet the criteria. The data storage specification specifies the data storage protocol, data label, and data set restrictions. Only authorized platforms and users can share data and make use of data labels to search data efficiently. Finally, we constructed a coal mine data collection and analysis system. It can collect, manage, store, and safely share the real measured data from a certain colliery according to the specifications.
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- 2023
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22. NaHCO3‐induced porous PbI2 enabling efficient and stable perovskite solar cells.
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Du, Yitian, Wang, Ying, Wu, Jihuai, Chen, Qi, Deng, Chunyan, Ji, Ran, Sun, Liuxue, Tan, Lina, Chen, Xia, Xie, Yiming, Huang, Yunfang, Vaynzof, Yana, Gao, Peng, Sun, Weihai, and Lan, Zhang
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SOLAR cells ,PEROVSKITE ,LEAD iodide ,SODIUM bicarbonate ,ION migration & velocity - Abstract
Driven by their many unique features, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become one of the most promising candidates in the photovoltaic field. Two‐step preparation of perovskite film is advantageous for its higher stability and reproducibility compared to the one‐step method, which is more suitable for practical application. However, the incomplete conversion of the dense lead iodide (PbI2) layer during the sequential spin‐coating of formamidinium/methylammonium (FA+/MA+) organic amine salts severely affect the performance of PSCs. Herein, sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is used to induce the formation of porous PbI2, which facilitates the penetration of the FA+/MA+ ions and the formation of a perovskite film with high crystallinity and large grain microstructure. Meanwhile, the introduction of Na+ not only improves the energetic alignment of the PSC, but also increases the conductivity via p‐doping. As a result, the optimized NaHCO3‐modified PSC achieves a champion power conversion efficiency of 24.0% with suppressed hysteresis. Moreover, the significant reduction in defect density and ion migration as well as a mild alkaline environment enhance the stability of device. The unencapsulated NaHCO3‐modified PSCs maintain over 90% of their original efficiency upon storage in ambient air (30%–40% relative humidity) for 2160 h. We have demonstrated an ingenious strategy for controlling the quality of perovskite and improving the performance of device by low‐temperature foaming of simple inorganic molecules of NaHCO3. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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23. Automatic Classification of Neuromuscular Diseases in Children Using Photoacoustic Imaging
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Schlereth, Maja, Stromer, Daniel, Breininger, Katharina, Wagner, Alexandra, Tan, Lina, Maier, Andreas, and Knieling, Ferdinand
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FOS: Computer and information sciences ,Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV) ,Image and Video Processing (eess.IV) ,FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition ,Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing - Abstract
Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) cause a significant burden for both healthcare systems and society. They can lead to severe progressive muscle weakness, muscle degeneration, contracture, deformity and progressive disability. The NMDs evaluated in this study often manifest in early childhood. As subtypes of disease, e.g. Duchenne Muscular Dystropy (DMD) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), are difficult to differentiate at the beginning and worsen quickly, fast and reliable differential diagnosis is crucial. Photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging has shown great potential to visualize and quantify the extent of different diseases. The addition of automatic classification of such image data could further improve standard diagnostic procedures. We compare deep learning-based 2-class and 3-class classifiers based on VGG16 for differentiating healthy from diseased muscular tissue. This work shows promising results with high accuracies above 0.86 for the 3-class problem and can be used as a proof of concept for future approaches for earlier diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of NMDs., accepted by BVM conference proceedings 2022
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- 2022
24. 4‑Hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine as a Bifunctional Interface Modifier for High-Efficiency and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells.
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Tan, Lina, Wu, Jihuai, Yang, Yuqian, Deng, Chunyan, Li, Guodong, Liu, Xuping, Du, Yitian, Yang, Minmin, and Sun, Weihai
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- 2022
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25. DNA Methylation Profiling of the X Chromosome in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: 134
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Lleo, Ana, Zhao, Ming, Tan, Yixin, Bernuzzi, Francesca, Zhu, Bochen, Tan, Qiqun, Jiang, Tingting, Tan, Lina, Liao, Wei, Donato, Maria F., Malinverno, Federica, Valenti, Luca, Pulixi, Edoardo A., Invernizzi, Pietro, Lu, Quiajin, and Gershwin, Eric M.
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- 2014
26. Ultrasonic Characteristics of Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Early Postpartum.
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Tan, Lina, Ran, Suzhen, Dong, Hongmei, Wei, Jun, and Ran, Haitao
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PUERPERIUM , *MATERNAL age , *ULTRASONICS , *MICROBUBBLE diagnosis , *NAVEL , *PREGNANT women - Abstract
Objective. Explore the ultrasound characteristics of early postpartum Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) and provide effective data support for its clinical diagnosis and treatment. Method. A total of 458 parturients who were diagnosed with DRA in the Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital from December 2017 to September 2020 underwent postpartum ultrasound examinations. All of which were located at four points: 6 cm above the umbilicus (point 1), 3 cm above the umbilicus (point 2), umbilicus (point 3), and 3 cm below the umbilicus (point 4) to detect the interrectus distance (IRD) in the resting and sit-up state of the parturients postpartum and to study the differences in maternal age, weight, and ultrasound diagnosis of IRD at different stages after delivery. Results. The IRD values of the four measurement points in the resting state of the parturient were significantly greater than the IRD values in the sit-up state. And in the resting state, the IRD value (4.31 ± 1.07 cm) of the point 3 region was the largest, and there were significant differences at different stages of the postpartum women. At the same time, the IRD values of points 3 and 4 have significant differences in parturient of different ages. In addition, the IRD values of the four measurement points of overweight women were higher than those of nonoverweight women. Conclusion. The umbilicus is the best ultrasound evaluation point for early postpartum DRA. The IRD value at this point in the resting state can be used as reference data for evaluating early postpartum DRA, which provides a useful reference for rapid postpartum recovery of parturients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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27. Evaluation of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy in the diagnosis of extramammary Paget's disease.
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Tan, Lina, Huang, Jian, Zhang, Yuezhong, Zeng, Liyue, Tong, Xiaoliang, Gao, Lihua, and Zeng, Jinrong
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Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare cutaneous malignancy that most commonly affects the apocrine glands of older men and women. Because it is associated with other cancers, early diagnosis and evaluation are needed. This study is to evaluate the value of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) in diagnosing EMPD. A total of 73 patients with clinically suspicious diagnosis of EMPD were enrolled in this study, and the RCM device imaged their lesions. Moreover, 67 patients underwent skin biopsies to confirm the diagnosis. We retrospectively analyzed the results of RCM and histological diagnosis and then evaluated the RCM value of biopsy‐confirmed lesions. Based on the RCM image analysis, 54 of 73 (74.0%) patients were diagnosed with EMPD. Of all 67 biopsied lesions, 52 (77.6%) were EMPD. Then, we analyzed the RCM characteristics of 52 cases of biopsy‐confirmed EMPD, compared their RCM image characteristics of three different lesions of EMPD, and further concluded the key points of EMPD under RCM microscopy based on the 52 EMPD cases. Finally, we focused on the differential diagnosis of EMPD from other skin diseases. RCM showed great diagnostic value in diagnosing EMPD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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28. In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy for monitoring actinic keratosis treated with 5‐aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy.
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Tan, Lina, Zhang, Yuezhong, Huang, Jian, Tang, Zhen, Tong, Xiaoliang, Gao, Lihua, and Zeng, Jinrong
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ACTINIC keratosis , *PHOTODYNAMIC therapy , *CONFOCAL microscopy , *REFLECTANCE , *IMAGE analysis , *DIAGNOSIS , *PORPHYRAZINES , *ALENDRONIC acid - Abstract
Background: Actinic keratosis (AK) occurs frequently in sun‐exposed skin while its diagnosis and treatment were still in exploration. Materials and methods: Thirty two patients with facial AK lesions were selected and examined with reflective confocal microscopy (RCM) firstly, followed by biopsy at the same site. RCM was used to observe AK lesions before 5‐aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA‐PDT) treatment, after the first treatment, after 4 treatments, and at 1 and 6 months follow‐up. Retrospective analysis of RCM images was performed. Results: Thirty two AK cases showed initial RCM microscopic features including disorderly arranged epidermal cells (100%), atypical keratinocytes (100%), and blurry border between the epidermis and dermis (100%). 4 patients quitted trail. After treatments, 24 cases showed basically regular arrangement of epidermal cells, absent atypical keratinocytes, and clear border between epidermis and dermis, while 4 cases improved little. At 1 and 6 months follow‐up, 23 cases remained relapse‐free while 1 case developed recurrent symptoms. Effective rate of 4 ALA‐PDT treatments for AK was 100%; recurrence and cure rates were 4.2% and 82.1%, respectively. Conclusion: ALA‐PDT is effective to treat AK, while RCM can be recommended for in vivo evaluating and monitoring the effect of ALA‐PDT on AK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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29. Downregulated Serum Exosomal miR-451a Expression Correlates With Renal Damage and Its Intercellular Communication Role in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
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Tan, Lina, Zhao, Ming, Wu, Haijing, Zhang, Yuezhong, Tong, Xiaoliang, Gao, Lihua, Zhou, Lu, Lu, Qianjin, and Zeng, Jinrong
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SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus ,CELL communication ,SERUM ,AUTOIMMUNE diseases - Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by continuous inflammation and the production of autoantibodies. Exosomes, acting as a critical tool for communication between cells, are involved in the pathogenesis of SLE, particularly in inflammation and immune imbalance. In this study, we aimed to extract and confirm the pro-inflammatory effect of serum exosomes in SLE. Then, we attempted to find differentially expressed exosomal microRNAs in the serum of healthy subjects and SLE patients via miRNA microarray analysis and validated the target exosomal microRNA, exosomal miR-451a, which expression level decreased in serum of SLE patients by RT-qPCR. Furtherly, we analyzed the correlation between exosomal miR-451a and disease activity, kidney damage and typing, and traditional medicine therapy. Finally, we investigated the intercellular communication role of exosomal miR-451a in SLE by co-culture assay in vitro. Taken together, our study demonstrated that downregulated serum exosomal miR-451a expression correlated with SLE disease activity and renal damage as well as its intercellular communication role in SLE which provided potential therapeutic strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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30. Ozone therapy promotes the differentiation of basal keratinocytes via increasing Tp63‐mediated transcription of KRT10 to improve psoriasis.
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Gao, Lihua, Dou, Jianhua, Zhang, Bo, Zeng, Jinrong, Cheng, Qingmei, Lei, Li, Tan, Lina, Zeng, Qinghai, Ding, Shu, Guo, Aiyuan, Cheng, Haipeng, Yang, Caifeng, Luo, Ziqiang, and Lu, Jianyun
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OZONE therapy ,KERATINOCYTES ,KERATINOCYTE differentiation ,PSORIASIS ,PROTEIN expression ,CELL survival - Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic immune‐mediated inflammatory dermatosis. Recently, ozone therapy has been applicated to psoriasis treatment; however, the mechanism by which ozone therapy improves psoriasis remains unclear. The excessive proliferation and the differentiation of basal keratinocytes have been considered critical issues during pathological psoriasis process, in which keratin 6 (KRT6) and KRT10 might be involved. In the present study, KRT6, IL‐17 and IL‐22 protein within psoriasis lesions was decreased, while KRT10 and Tp63 protein in psoriasis lesions was increased by ozone treatment in both patient and IMQ mice psoriatic tissues. In the meantime, ozone treatment down‐regulated KRT6 mRNA and protein expression while up‐regulated KRT10 mRNA and protein expression within IL‐22 treated primary KCs; the cell viability of KCs was suppressed by ozone treatment. Moreover, Tp63 bound to KRT10 promoter region to activate its transcription in basal keratinocytes; the promotive effects of ozone on Tp63 and KRT10 were significantly reversed by Tp63 silence. Both TP63 and KRT10 mRNA expression were significantly increased by ozone treatment in psoriasis lesions; there was a positive correlation between Tp63 and KRT10 expression within tissue samples, suggesting that ozone induces the expression of Tp63 to enhance the expression of KRT10 and the differentiation of keratinocytes, therefore improving the psoriasis. In conclusion, the application of ozonated oil could be an efficient and safe treatment for psoriasis; ozone promotes the differentiation of keratinocytes via increasing Tp63‐mediated transcription of KRT10, therefore improving psoriasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Near-Infrared Microlasers from Self-Assembled Spiropyrane-Based Microsphercial Caps.
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Fang, Bing, Chu, Manman, Tan, Lina, Li, Pengyu, Hou, Yue, Shi, Yan, Zhao, Yong Sheng, and Yin, Meizhen
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- 2019
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32. Crystallization‐Induced Emission Enhancement of a Deep‐Blue Luminescence Material with Tunable Mechano‐ and Thermochromism.
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Wu, Zhen, Mo, Shenzhong, Tan, Lina, Fang, Bing, Su, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Yantu, and Yin, Meizhen
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- 2018
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33. Dual fluorescence switching of a Rhodamine 6G-naphthalimide conjugate with high contrast in the solid state.
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Tan, Lina, Mo, Shenzhong, Fang, Bing, Cheng, Wenyu, and Yin, Meizhen
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Solid-state fluorescence switches have attracted tremendous attention in recent years owing to their applications in fluorescent sensors, security inks and data storage. Herein, we report a novel molecule (2NR) composed of two naphthalimide moieties and a Rhodamine 6G (R6G) unit linked by a branched amidoamine spacer. 2NR exhibits excellent acid and force dual-stimuli-responsive behaviour in the solid state: (i) exposing 2NR powder to HCl vapour results in fluorescence off–on switching, because protonation of the tertiary amine by acid impedes the photoinduced electron transfer process; (ii) further treatment with grinding, the force-induced open-ring reaction of R6G and subsequent efficient fluorescence resonance energy transfer from naphthalimide to the open-ring form of R6G realizes a high-contrast fluorescent colour change. Moreover, the branched amidoamine spacer induces a twisted conformation of naphthalene moieties, which provides considerable free volume and significantly facilitates the isomerization process of R6G from spirolactam to open-ring amide. Both fluorescence switches have good reversibility. Consequently, the excellent solid-state fluorescent switching of 2NR is highly applicable for anti-counterfeiting materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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34. Plils: A Practical Indoor Localization System through Less Expensive Wireless Chips via Subregion Clustering.
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Li, Xiaolong, Yang, Yifu, Cai, Jun, Deng, Yun, Yang, Junfeng, Zhou, Xinmin, and Tan, Lina
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INDOOR positioning systems ,WIRELESS sensor networks ,INTEGRATED circuits ,CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) ,ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,SUPPORT vector machines - Abstract
Reducing costs is a pragmatic method for promoting the widespread usage of indoor localization technology. Conventional indoor localization systems (ILSs) exploit relatively expensive wireless chips to measure received signal strength for positioning. Our work is based on a cheap and widely-used commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) wireless chip, i.e., the Nordic Semiconductor nRF24LE1, which has only several output power levels, and proposes a new power level based-ILS, called Plils. The localization procedure incorporates two phases: an offline training phase and an online localization phase. In the offline training phase, a self-organizing map (SOM) is utilized for dividing a target area into k subregions, wherein their grids in the same subregion have similar fingerprints. In the online localization phase, the support vector machine (SVM) and back propagation (BP) neural network methods are adopted to identify which subregion a tagged object is located in, and calculate its exact location, respectively. The reasonable value for k has been discussed as well. Our experiments show that Plils achieves 75 cm accuracy on average, and is robust to indoor obstacles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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35. Recent advances of exosomes in immune modulation and autoimmune diseases.
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Tan, Lina, Wu, Haijing, Liu, Ying, Zhao, Ming, Li, Duo, and Lu, Qianjin
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EXOSOMES , *IMMUNOREGULATION , *AUTOIMMUNE diseases , *ELECTRON microscopes , *SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus - Abstract
Exosomes are small membrane-bound vesicles (30-100 nm) that are secreted by different types of cells and they have been well documented to resemble saucers or flattened spheres under the electron microscope. Recently, evidence indicates that exosomes play important roles in the immune modulation and are associated with the immune pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this review, we will summarize current research advances of exosomes in immunoregulation, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutics of autoimmune diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. TET Family of Dioxygenases: Crucial Roles and Underlying Mechanisms.
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Li, Duo, Guo, Bin, Wu, Haijing, Tan, Lina, and Lu, Qianjin
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DIOXYGENASES ,DNA methylation ,GENE expression ,METHYLCYTOSINE ,GENETIC regulation - Abstract
DNA methylation plays an important role in the epigenetic regulation of mammalian gene expression. TET (ten-eleven translocation) proteins, newly discovered demethylases, have sparked great interest since their discovery. TET proteins catalyze 5-methylcytosine to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine in 3 consecutive Fe(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG)-dependent oxidation reactions. TET proteins dynamically regulate global or locus-specific 5-methylcytosine and/or 5-hydroxymethylcytosine levels by facilitating active DNA demethylation. In fact, in addition to their role as methylcytosine dioxygenases, TET proteins are closely related to histone modification, interact with metabolic enzymes as well as other proteins, and cooperate in transcriptional regulation. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in this exciting field, highlighting the molecular mechanism by which TET enzymes regulate gene expression and their functions in health and disease. We also discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting TET proteins and aberrant DNA modifications. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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37. Interleukin-17 in systemic lupus erythematosus: A comprehensive review.
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Li, Duo, Guo, Bin, Wu, Haijing, Tan, Lina, Chang, Christopher, and Lu, Qianjin
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SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus ,AUTOIMMUNE diseases ,SKIN diseases ,INTERLEUKINS ,CHEMOKINES ,MONOCLONAL antibodies - Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complicated autoimmune disease of multifactorial pathoaetiology. One of the most serious manifestations is lupus nephritis. The pathogenesis of SLE has not been well elucidated, but it has been reported that interleukin-17 (IL-17) and Th17 cells play important roles in the pathogenesis of SLE. IL-17A, a member of IL-17 family, amplifies the immune response by inducing the local production of chemokines and cytokines, recruiting neutrophils and monocytes, augmenting the production of autoantibodies, and aggravating the inflammation and damage of target organs such as the kidney in SLE. In recent years, several IL-17A pathway inhibitors have advanced into clinical trials, including the anti-IL-17A monoclonal antibody and the anti-17RA monoclonal antibody. Several agents have shown great success in Phase II trials in multiple autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, and non-infectious uveitis, which has sparked the urgent need of anti-IL-17A as innovative therapeutic option in controlling disease activity of moderate-to-severe SLE. Here, we review and summarize current progress in IL-17A and SLE fromin vitrostudies, human expression studies, and animal models, providing novel insight into its therapeutic potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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38. FAM87A as a Competing Endogenous RNA of miR-424-5p Suppresses Glioma Progression by Regulating PPM1H.
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Xu, Hua, Zhang, Haiping, Tan, Lina, Yang, Yang, Wang, Haiyun, Zhao, Qin, and Lu, Jun
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GLIOMAS , *SURVIVAL rate , *RNA , *CELL migration , *CELL physiology - Abstract
Far less has been unveiled about the functions of lncRNAs on cancers yet. Here, we reported that lncRNA FAM87A, as a ceRNA of miR-424-5p, played a vital role in glioma development. qRT-PCR result indicated that FAM87A was abnormally downregulated in glioma tissue and cells. Survival analysis suggested that the FAM87A expression was negatively correlated with the survival rate. Effects of FAM87A on human glioma cell lines were also analyzed by MTT, Edu, and transwell assays. FAM87A hastened proliferation and migration of glioma cells. MiR-424-5p, predicted target of FAM87A, was fostered in glioma, which was examined by qRT-PCR. A negative correlation was indicated between FAM87A and miR-424-5p. Results of bioinformatics, dual luciferase, and RIP assays unveiled that FAM87A and miR-424-5p act upon each other. In addition, miR-424-5p targeted 3 ′ -UTR of PPM1H. Also, effects of miR-424-5p/FAM87A on glioma cells were identified via the cell function experiments. FAM87A suppressed PPM1H by binding to miR-424-5p competitively, thereby restraining cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Collectively, these findings illuminated a new mechanism for glioma progression. Therefore, FAM87A may act as a feasible target for glioma treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. The key culprit in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus: Aberrant DNA methylation.
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Wu, Haijing, Zhao, Ming, Tan, Lina, and Lu, Qianjin
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiple organ involvement. It is characterized by abundant autoantibodies that form immune complex with autoantigens and deposit in organs and cause tissue damage by inducing inflammation. The pathogenesis of SLE has been intensively studied but remains unclear. B and T lymphocyte abnormalities, dysregulation of apoptosis, defects in the clearance of apoptotic materials, and various genetic and epigenetic factors are believed to contribute to the initiation and development of SLE. The up-to-date research findings point to the relationship between abnormal DNA methylation and SLE, which has attracted considerable interest worldwide. Besides the global hypomethylation on lupus T and B cells, the gene specific and site-specific methylation has been identified and documented to be responsible for SLE. The purpose of this review was to present and summarize the association between aberrant DNA methylation of immune cells and SLE, the possible mechanisms of immune dysfunction caused by DNA methylation, and to better understand the roles of aberrant DNA methylation in the initiation and development of SLE and to provide an insight into the related diagnosis biomarkers and therapeutic options in SLE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. The prevalence and the effect of interferon -γ in the comorbidity of rheumatoid arthritis and depression.
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Ren, Huan, Lin, Fengmei, Wu, Lifang, Tan, Lina, Lu, Lili, Xie, Xiuli, Zhang, Yang, Bao, Yanni, Ma, Yuchen, Huang, Xiaoqin, Wang, Fang, and Jin, Yong
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Depression is the most common comorbidities associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to explore the mechanism of association between RA and depression. 120 subjects were enrolled and depression was diagnosed and assessed using DSM-5 and 24-item version of Hamilton Depression Scale. Pain intensity and joint function in patients with RA were assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) and health assessment questionnaire (HAQ). Serum levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), kynurenine (KYN), tryptophan (TRP), and quinolinic acid (QUIN)were detected. In animal experiments, K/BxN mice with RA-like phenotype was used and depressive behavior was observed. The protein expression level of N-methyl -D- aspartate receptor 2B (NR2B) in the hippocampus was detected. In this study, 36.67 % of patients with RA also had depression. The working status, month family income, tender joint count, the VAS and HAQ score were the main factors influencing the depression in RA patients. HAQ score was found to be an independent risk factor for depression in RA. Serum IDO, IFN-γ, KYN were increased and TRP contents were decreased in RA group. K/BxN mice with RA-like phenotype showed depressive behavior. However, injection of IFN-γ neutralizing antibody could inhibit kynurenine pathway and reverse the depressive behavior in mice. The levels of QUIN in the neurotoxic metabolic pathway were increased and N-methyl -D- aspartate receptors (NMDAR) were activated, which may be the mechanism behind the onset of depression. From clinical and preclinical aspects, the occurrence of depression in RA was explored and the related mechanism was revealed. [Display omitted] • 36.67% of RA patients developed depression, and HAQ scores were found to be an independent risk factor. • In RA group, serum IDO, IFN-γ, KYN were increased and TRP decreased. • K/BxN mice with RA- like phenotype showed depressive behavior. • The injection of IFN-γ neutralizing antibody can inhibit the kynurenine pathway and reverse the depressive behavior. • The IFN-γ-induced kynurenine pathway, which activates NMDAR via QUIN, may be the pathogenesis of depression in RA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. The Circadian Rhythm of Itching among 241 Adults with Atopic Dermatitis: A Cross-sectional Study.
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Sang X, Lu J, Tan L, Zeng J, Wang D, Guo A, Tang S, Zeng Q, Liu W, and Gao L
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- Humans, Male, Female, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Time Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Report, Aged, Adolescent, Dermatitis, Atopic physiopathology, Dermatitis, Atopic complications, Dermatitis, Atopic diagnosis, Pruritus physiopathology, Pruritus etiology, Pruritus diagnosis, Circadian Rhythm, Quality of Life, Severity of Illness Index
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The pattern of itching in patients with atopic dermatitis has not been systematically studied. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the pattern of itching in adults with atopic dermatitis using questionnaires to assess for a circadian rhythm of itching in participating patients at a single institution (n = 241). A self-report questionnaire was used to assess circadian rhythm and intensity of itching in patients. In addition, the patients' disease severity (Eczema Area and Severity Index [EASI]) and quality of life (Dermatology Life Quality Index [DLQI]) were assessed. Itching occurred most frequently (74.69%) and with the greatest severity (62.66%) between 20:00 and 00:00, and the least number of patients (25.31%) experienced itching between 04:00 and 08:00. The DLQI and EASI scores both correlated with the average and maximum itch intensity (r = 0.582, r = 0.533, respectively; r = 0.539, r = 0.517, respectively; p < 0.001). The DLQI and EASI scores were associated with average itch intensity (B = 0.179, B = 0.204, respectively; 95% CI: 0.112 to 0.246, 95% CI: 0.096 to 0.313, respectively; p < 0.001), and the EASI score was associated with males and family history (B = 0.285, B = 0.287, respectively; 95% CI: 0.094 to 0.476, 95% CI: 0.096 to 0.478, respectively; p = 0.003). Adult patients with atopic dermatitis exhibited a circadian rhythm of itching; these study results could positively impact treatment approaches.
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42. Evaluation of Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy in Histological Classification and Photodynamic Therapy of Low-risk Basal Cell Carcinoma.
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Tang Z, Lu T, Chen X, Lu J, Ding S, Guo A, Huang J, and Tan L
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Background: Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is noninvasive technique utilized for identification and analysis skin malignancies. Several studies have applied CLSM in monitoring the therapeutic effects of basal cell carcinoma (BCC)., Objective: To investigate the diagnostic value of CLSM in low-risk BCC and the evaluation of photodynamic therapy (PDT)., Methods: We have diagnosed 149 patients with BCC using CLSM and histopathological examination. Based on histopathology, we summarized the classification information of low-risk BCC along with imaging features observed through CLSM. Thirty-four low-risk BCC patients underwent PDT treatment, and we used CLSM to evaluate its efficacy., Results: Out of 149 participants were diagnosed with BCC by CLSM, 52 were pigmented type, 87 were nodular type and 10 were superficial type. After histopathological examination, 44 out of 52 were pigmented type, five were nodular type and three were superficial type. The results of CLSM were consistent with those of 87 nodular type and 10 superficial type. The CLSM features of nodular were observed in the tissue fissures around the tumor, the pigment mass was the CLSM characteristic of pigmented type. The simultaneous occurrence of inflammation and increased vasculature were characteristics of superficial. The effective rate of PDT was 100%, and the cure rate was 67.6%. At 12 months follow up, the recurrence rate of PDT was 11.8%, 15.0% for nodule type, 10.0% for pigmented type and 0% for superficial type., Conclusion: The tissue classification of CLSM for low-risk BCC was consistent with histopathology. CLSM can be used to monitor the efficacy of PDT for low-risk BCC., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of British Association of Dermatologists.)
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43. Hybrid ultrasound and single wavelength optoacoustic imaging reveals muscle degeneration in peripheral artery disease.
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Träger AP, Günther JS, Raming R, Paulus LP, Lang W, Meyer A, Kempf J, Caranovic M, Li Y, Wagner AL, Tan L, Danko V, Trollmann R, Woelfle J, Klett D, Neurath MF, Regensburger AP, Eckstein M, Uter W, Uder M, Herrmann Y, Waldner MJ, Knieling F, and Rother U
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) leads to chronic vascular occlusion and results in end organ damage in critically perfused limbs. There are currently no clinical methods available to determine the muscular damage induced by chronic mal-perfusion. This monocentric prospective cross-sectional study investigated n = 193 adults, healthy to severe PAD, in order to quantify the degree of calf muscle degeneration caused by PAD using a non-invasive hybrid ultrasound and single wavelength optoacoustic imaging (US/SWL-OAI) approach. While US provides morphologic information, SWL-OAI visualizes the absorption of pulsed laser light and the resulting sound waves from molecules undergoing thermoelastic expansion. US/SWL-OAI was compared to multispectral data, clinical disease severity, angiographic findings, phantom experiments, and histological examinations from calf muscle biopsies. We were able to show that synergistic use of US/SWL-OAI is most likely to map clinical degeneration of the muscle and progressive PAD., Competing Interests: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Knieling, Ferdinand reports a relationship with iThera Medical GmbH that includes: consulting or advisory and travel reimbursement. Maximilian J. Waldner reports a relationship with iThera Medical GmbH that includes: travel reimbursement. Adrian P. Regensburger reports a relationship with iThera Medical GmbH that includes: travel reimbursement. Ferdinand Knieling reports a relationship with Sanofi that includes: funding grants, speaking and lecture fees, and travel reimbursement. Adrian P. Regensburger reports a relationship with Sanofi that includes: speaking and lecture fees and travel reimbursement. Ferdinand Knieling has patent A device and a method for analyzing optoacoustic data, an optoacoustic system and a computer program issued to EP 19 163 304.9. Ferdinand Knieling is serving as a Section Editor for Photoacoustics.U.R. received support from the ELAN Fond at the University Hospital of the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. All other authors declare no competing interests., (© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH.)
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44. Clinical factors associated with remission of obese acanthosis nigricans after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective cohort study.
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Fu Z, Zeng J, Zhu L, Wang G, Li P, Li W, Song Z, Su Z, Sun X, Tang H, Luo P, Tan L, Gao L, Wang D, Yan S, Zhou L, Tong X, Tang Z, Zhang H, Tan W, Lu J, and Zhu S
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- Humans, Prospective Studies, Obesity complications, Gastrectomy adverse effects, Testosterone, Body Mass Index, Treatment Outcome, Obesity, Morbid complications, Obesity, Morbid surgery, Acanthosis Nigricans etiology, Acanthosis Nigricans surgery, Laparoscopy
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Background: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) involves skin hyperpigmentation in body folds and creases. Obesity-associated AN (OB_AN) is the most common type of AN. The skin condition of obese patients with AN can be improved through bariatric surgery, such as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), after weight loss. However, the contributing factors to the remission of AN after surgery are still not fully determined. The authors aimed to assess the metabolic and pathological factors associated with remission of AN following LSG in obese individuals., Methods: The study included 319 obese patients who underwent LSG at our hospital. The subjects were divided into obesity (OB) only (OB, n =178) or OB with AN (OB_AN, n =141) groups. The basic clinical and metabolic indices and the dermatological features via reflectance confocal microscopy and histology were collected from patients prior to and after LSG., Results: OB_AN patients had higher fasting plasma glucose, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, and testosterone levels than OB patients. LSG could significantly improve the biochemical and histopathological features of OB_AN patients. The remissive rate of OB_AN patients was about 86.5% (122 out of 141) after surgery. The remission of OB_AN skin lesions was positively correlated with testosterone levels ( P <0.01). In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between changes in AN scores and epidermal thickness and skin pigmentation scores after surgery ( P <0.01)., Conclusion: The remissive rate of OB_AN after LSG is associated with improved testosterone levels and reduced epidermal thickness and skin pigmentation levels., (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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45. Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution and Expression Profile Analysis of NAC Transcription Factor in Simmondsia chinensis .
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Xia F, Liang X, Tan L, Sun W, Dai X, and Yan H
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NAC transcription factors (TFs) are one of the largest plant-specific gene families and play important roles in plant growth, development, and the biotic and abiotic stress response. Although the sequencing of Jojoba ( Simmondsia chinensis ) has been completed, the genome-wide identification and analysis of its NAC TFs has not been reported. In this study, a total of 57 genes were identified in Jojoba, which were divided into eight groups based on phylogenetic analysis. The genes clustered in the same groups have a similar gene structure and motif distribution. Based on the analysis of cis -elements in NAC TFs, nine cis -acting elements were identified in the promoter region that involved in light response, hormonal response, and stress response. Synteny analysis showed a greater collinearity between Jojoba and V. vinifera than Arabidopsis thaliana . The 24 genes in the Jojoba NAC TFs are derived from fragment replication, which may be the main source of NAC amplification. Gene expression analysis identified seven genes that were highly expressed in seeds. The differential expression analysis of NAC TFs in cotyledon and embryonic axis tissues showed that the expression of 10 genes was up-regulated and 1 gene was down-regulated. This study provides more information on the classification, gene structure, conserved motif, and evolution of NAC TFs in Jojoba, facilitating further exploration of their specific functional analysis in Jojoba seed development.
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46. Pulmonary Dysfunction after Pediatric COVID-19.
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Heiss R, Tan L, Schmidt S, Regensburger AP, Ewert F, Mammadova D, Buehler A, Vogel-Claussen J, Voskrebenzev A, Rauh M, Rompel O, Nagel AM, Lévy S, Bickelhaupt S, May MS, Uder M, Metzler M, Trollmann R, Woelfle J, Wagner AL, and Knieling F
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Humans, Male, Cross-Sectional Studies, Lung diagnostic imaging, Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19
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Background Long COVID occurs at a lower frequency in children and adolescents than in adults. Morphologic and free-breathing phase-resolved functional low-field-strength MRI may help identify persistent pulmonary manifestations after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Purpose To characterize both morphologic and functional changes of lung parenchyma at low-field-strength MRI in children and adolescents with post-COVID-19 condition compared with healthy controls. Materials and Methods Between August and December 2021, a cross-sectional clinical trial using low-field-strength MRI was performed in children and adolescents from a single academic medical center. The primary outcome was the frequency of morphologic changes at MRI. Secondary outcomes included MRI-derived functional proton ventilation and perfusion parameters. Clinical symptoms, the duration from positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test result, and serologic parameters were compared with imaging results. Nonparametric tests for pairwise and corrected tests for groupwise comparisons were applied to assess differences in healthy controls, recovered participants, and those with long COVID. Results A total of 54 participants after COVID-19 infection (mean age, 11 years ± 3 [SD]; 30 boys [56%]) and nine healthy controls (mean age, 10 years ± 3; seven boys [78%]) were included: 29 (54%) in the COVID-19 group had recovered from infection and 25 (46%) were classified as having long COVID on the day of enrollment. Morphologic abnormality was identified in one recovered participant. Both ventilated and perfused lung parenchyma (ventilation-perfusion [V/Q] match) was higher in healthy controls (81% ± 6.1) compared with the recovered group (62% ± 19; P = .006) and the group with long COVID (60% ± 20; P = .003). V/Q match was lower in patients with time from COVID-19 infection to study participation of less than 180 days (63% ± 20; P = .03), 180-360 days (63% ± 18; P = .03), and 360 days (41% ± 12; P < .001) as compared with the never-infected healthy controls (81% ± 6.1). Conclusion Low-field-strength MRI showed persistent pulmonary dysfunction in children and adolescents who recovered from COVID-19 and those with long COVID. Clinical trial registration no. NCT04990531 © RSNA, 2022 Supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Paltiel in this issue.
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47. Ozonated oil alleviates dinitrochlorobenzene-induced allergic contact dermatitis via inhibiting the FcεRI/Syk signaling pathway.
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Fu Z, Xie Y, Zeng L, Gao L, Yu X, Tan L, Zhou L, Zeng J, and Lu J
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- Animals, Mice, Dinitrochlorobenzene toxicity, Dinitrochlorobenzene metabolism, Skin metabolism, Cytokines metabolism, Interleukin-17 metabolism, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Signal Transduction, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact drug therapy, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact metabolism, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact pathology, Dermatitis, Atopic chemically induced
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Objectives: Ozone is widely applied to treat allergic skin diseases such as eczema, atopic dermatitis, and contact dermatitis. However, the specific mechanism remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the effects of ozonated oil on treating 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB)-induced allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and the underling mechanisms., Methods: Besides the blank control (Ctrl) group, all other mice were treated with DNCB to establish an ACD-like mouse model and were randomized into following groups: a model group, a basal oil group, an ozonated oil group, a FcεRI-overexpressed plasmid (FcεRI-OE) group, and a FcεRI empty plasmid (FcεRI-NC) group. The basal oil group and the ozonated oil group were treated with basal oil and ozonated oil, respectively. The FcεRI-OE group and the FcεRI-NC group were intradermally injected 25 µg FcεRI overexpression plasmid and 25 µg FcεRI empty plasmid when treating with ozonated oil, respectively. We recorded skin lesions daily and used reflectance confocal microscope (RCM) to evaluate thickness and inflammatory changes of skin lesions. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, real-time PCR, RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq), and immunohistochemistry were performed to detct and analyze the skin lesions., Results: Ozonated oil significantly alleviated DNCB-induced ACD-like dermatitis and reduced the expressions of IFN-γ, IL-17A, IL-1β, TNF-α, and other related inflammatory factors (all P<0.05). RNA-seq analysis revealed that ozonated oil significantly inhibited the activation of the DNCB-induced FcεRI/Syk signaling pathway, confirmed by real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry (all P<0.05). Compared with the ozonated oil group and the FcεRI-NC group, the mRNA expression levels of IFN-γ, IL-17A, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and other inflammatory genes in the FcεRI-OE group were significantly increased (all P<0.05), and the mRNA and protein expression levels of FcεRI and Syk were significantly elevated in the FcεRI-OE group as well (all P<0.05)., Conclusions: Ozonated oil significantly improves ACD-like dermatitis and alleviated DNCB-induced ACD-like dermatitis via inhibiting the FcεRI/Syk signaling pathway.
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48. Peptide-based Nanomaterials: Self-assembly and Applications.
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Tan L, Huan R, Wu LF, Bao Y, Ma YC, Zou QL, and Yong J
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- Peptides chemistry, Nanotechnology methods, Nanostructures chemistry, Nanoparticles chemistry, Nanofibers chemistry
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The self-assembly behavior of polypeptides is common in nature. Compared with monopeptides, polypeptide-based self-assembled nanomaterials with ordered structures have good thermal stability, mechanical stability, semi-conductivity, piezoelectric and optical properties. In recent years, the self-assembly of polypeptides has become a hot topic in the material science and biomedical field. By reasonably adjusting the molecular structure of the polypeptide and changing the external environment of the polypeptide, the polypeptide can be self-assembled or triggered by non-covalent bonding forces such as hydrogen bond, hydrophobicity, and π - π accumulation to form specific polypeptide assemblies such as nanoparticles, hydrogels, nanofibers, and micelles. Due to good biocompatibility and controllable degradability, polypeptide-based self-assembled nanomaterials have been widely used in the fields of nanotechnology, imaging technology, biosensor, and biomedical science. As a new drug delivery system, the polypeptide-drug conjugate has the advantages of low toxicity, high efficiency, enhanced drug stability, and avoiding side effects. This paper reviews the research progress of polypeptide-drug self-assembly nanostructure in recent years. Several structural models of polypeptide self-assembly technology and the mechanism of polypeptide self-assembly are introduced. Then the assembly form of polypeptide-drug self-assembly and the application of selfassembly compound therapy is described., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)
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49. Self-assembly of amino acids toward functional biomaterials.
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Ren H, Wu L, Tan L, Bao Y, Ma Y, Jin Y, and Zou Q
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Biomolecules, such as proteins and peptides, can be self-assembled. They are widely distributed, easy to obtain, and biocompatible. However, the self-assembly of proteins and peptides has disadvantages, such as difficulty in obtaining high quantities of materials, high cost, polydispersity, and purification limitations. The difficulties in using proteins and peptides as functional materials make it more complicate to arrange assembled nanostructures at both microscopic and macroscopic scales. Amino acids, as the smallest constituent of proteins and the smallest constituent in the bottom-up approach, are the smallest building blocks that can be self-assembled. The self-assembly of single amino acids has the advantages of low synthesis cost, simple modeling, excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability in vivo. In addition, amino acids can be assembled with other components to meet multiple scientific needs. However, using these simple building blocks to design attractive materials remains a challenge due to the simplicity of the amino acids. Most of the review articles about self-assembly focus on large molecules, such as peptides and proteins. The preparation of complicated materials by self-assembly of amino acids has not yet been evaluated. Therefore, it is of great significance to systematically summarize the literature of amino acid self-assembly. This article reviews the recent advances in amino acid self-assembly regarding amino acid self-assembly, functional amino acid self-assembly, amino acid coordination self-assembly, and amino acid regulatory functional molecule self-assembly., (Copyright © 2021, Ren et al.)
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50. Epicutaneous sensitization with ovalbumin, staphylococcal enterotoxin B and vitamin D analogue induces atopic dermatitis in mice.
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Tan L, Lu J, Chen M, Xiang Y, Cheng Q, Liang Y, Huang J, Huang J, Chen J, and Gao L
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- Animals, Humans, Immunization, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Dermatitis, Atopic chemically induced, Enterotoxins immunology, Ovalbumin immunology, Vitamin D immunology
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Objective: To illuminate a method for establishment of a cost-efficient atopic dermatitis (AD) mouse model by topical application of ovalbumin (OVA), super-antigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), and calcipotriene ointment (CO) on the back of BALB/c mice. Methods: Experimental mice were topically treated with OVA/SEB or OVA/SEB/CO every other day during 15 days of induction. Clinical alterations on the skin area were monitored every other day. Epidermal thickness were measured by reflectance confocal microscope (RCM) before harvest. Inflammatory cells in skin biopsies were marked by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Blood sample and skin biopsies were measured by ELISA and quantitative real-time PCR to detect the expression of IL-2, IL-4, IL-31, interferon (IFN)-γ, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α pruritus-associated nerve growth factor (NGF), and serum IgE. Results: Human AD-like cutaneous local inflammatory reaction was characterized by the accumulation of inflammatory cells, increased epidermal thickness and serum IgE levels as well as Th1 cell-associated cytokines (IFN-γ, TNF-α), Th2 cell-associated cytokines (IL-4, IL-31), and NGF in the OVA/SEB/CO group compared with that in the normal control group or the OVA/SEB group. Conclusion: OVA/SEB/CO can induce an AD-like mouse model with lower economic and time consumption.
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