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Food Chem ; 463(Pt 3): 141343, 2024 Sep 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39340912

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A novel fluorescent probe was fabricated using fluorescein-based ionic liquids (ILs) to effectively achieve rapid and accurate detection of Hg2+ and CH3Hg+ in food. A probe developed by addition of modified fluorescein into the functionalised ILs presented a promising sensitivity toward Hg2+ and CH3Hg+ at concentrations of 0.4 and 60 nM, respectively. In addition, the novel probe could achieve visual and timely detection of Hg2+ and CH3Hg+ by the naked eyes at concentrations of 0.1 and 1 µM, respectively. The probe could also overcome the interference of potential ions and common organic ligands and detect Hg2+ and CH3Hg+ in real food samples, such as green tea and liquor. The probe could be converted into a paper-based sensor to visually detect Hg2+ and CH3Hg+ at levels as low as 10 nM.

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J Int Med Res ; 52(8): 3000605241277378, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39212179

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Diesel inhalation poisoning represents a rare yet critical medical condition necessitating prompt medical attention due to its potential to induce severe respiratory distress and coagulation dysfunction. The present case study describes the distinctive clinical presentation of a male patient in his early 40s who experienced acute respiratory distress and manifested coagulation factor VII deficiency subsequent to unintentional inhalation of diesel oil during engine repair. The patient demonstrated symptoms including chest tightness and dyspnea, indicative of chemical aspiration pneumonia, alongside an unforeseen coagulation abnormality. Treatment involved rigorous intervention, comprising endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, and administration of pharmacotherapy, including ambroxol, dihydroxypropylline, and methylprednisolone. Moreover, procedural measures, such as repeated bronchoscopic alveolar lavage, pathogen culture, and targeted antibiotic therapy, were employed to mitigate respiratory complications. The patient's clotting disorder was treated with blood transfusions, and he was discharged with improvement. The present case highlights the imperative nature of immediate medical intervention in instances of diesel inhalation to avert further clinical deterioration and unfavorable outcomes. Additionally, it underscores the necessity for expanded research endeavors aimed at elucidating the indirect repercussions of diesel inhalation on the coagulation cascade, an area that remains relatively underexplored within the medical literature.


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Gasolina , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto , Transtornos da Coagulação Sanguínea/etiologia , Transtornos da Coagulação Sanguínea/induzido quimicamente , Exposição por Inalação/efeitos adversos , Coagulação Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório/etiologia , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório/terapia , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório/induzido quimicamente
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Insights Imaging ; 15(1): 189, 2024 Aug 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39090483

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic efficacy of contrast-enhanced CT scans for small bowel bleeding. METHODS: This retrospective study evaluated patients diagnosed with non-neoplastic small intestinal bleeding (including duodenum) who underwent abdominal CT at our institution from December 2013 to March 2023. Patients were categorized into diverticulum and non-diverticulum groups based on the cause of bleeding. Active bleeding was defined on the CT images as extravasation of contrast material in the intestinal lumen during the arterial phase and/or progressive accumulation of contrast material during the venous phase. We have documented the original report (extracted from the medical record system and additional consultation opinions from senior radiologists), including the presence of active bleeding and its potential bleeding location. Furthermore, two radiologists reassessed the CT images, seeking consensus on the diagnosis between them. RESULTS: The study included 165 patients, predominantly male, with a median age of 30 years. Active bleeding was identified in 48.3% of patients. Notably, all identified bleeding diverticula in the diverticulum group exhibited cul-de-sac termination. Among the identified causes of bleeding, Crohn's disease was most prevalent (46.7%, N of causes = 64). Significant differences were observed in the diagnostic methods between the diverticulum and non-diverticulum groups, with surgery predominantly applied in the diverticulum group, and endoscopy in the non-diverticulum group (n = 49 vs n = 15, p = 0.001). Contrast agent extravasation was significantly higher in the diverticulum group (n = 54 vs n = 16, p = 0.001), and Meckel's diverticulum cases appearing tubular were significantly higher than in other diverticulum cases (n = 25 vs n = 3, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: CT allows for a higher detection rate of diverticular bleeding, even if asymptomatic, guiding classification into multiple potentially clinically relevant categories. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: Contrast-enhanced CT imaging is effective in determining the location and cause of non-neoplastic small bowel bleeding, especially diverticular bleeding. Therefore, the use of enhanced CT should be prioritized in the diagnosis and management of small bowel bleeding. KEY POINTS: CT has potential value in the diagnosis of small bowel bleeding. CT imaging suggests possible surgical intervention for active bleeding detection. CT diagnoses and localizes small bowel bleeding, aiding in treatment and prioritizing in guidelines.

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Parasit Vectors ; 17(1): 299, 2024 Jul 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38987795

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BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii infection causes adverse pregnancy outcomes by affecting the expression of immunotolerant molecules in decidual immune cells. Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is widely expressed in decidual macrophages (dMφ) and is crucial for maintaining normal pregnancy by interacting with the immunomodulatory protein T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing molecule 3 (Tim-3). However, the effects of T. gondii infection on Gal-9 expression in dMφ, and the impact of altered Gal-9 expression levels on the maternal-fetal tolerance function of decidual natural killer (dNK) cells, are still unknown. METHODS: Pregnancy outcomes of T. gondii-infected C57BL/6 and Lgals9-/- pregnant mice models were recorded. Expression of Gal-9, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), phosphorylated JNK (p-JNK), and Forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) was detected by western blotting, flow cytometry or immunofluorescence. The binding of FOXO1 to the promoter of Lgals9 was determined by chromatin immunoprecipitation-polymerase chain reaction (ChIP-PCR). The expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), phosphorylated ERK (p-ERK), cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB), phosphorylated CREB (p-CREB), T-box expressed in T cells (T-bet), interleukin 10 (IL-10), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in dNK cells was assayed by western blotting. RESULTS: Toxoplasma gondii infection increased the expression of p-JNK and FOXO1 in dMφ, resulting in a reduction in Gal-9 due to the elevated binding of FOXO1 with Lgals9 promoter. Downregulation of Gal-9 enhanced the phosphorylation of ERK, inhibited the expression of p-CREB and IL-10, and promoted the expression of T-bet and IFN-γ in dNK cells. In the mice model, knockout of Lgals9 aggravated adverse pregnancy outcomes caused by T. gondii infection during pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: Toxoplasma gondii infection suppressed Gal-9 expression in dMφ by activating the JNK/FOXO1 signaling pathway, and reduction of Gal-9 contributed to dysfunction of dNK via Gal-9/Tim-3 interaction. This study provides new insights for the molecular mechanisms of the adverse pregnancy outcomes caused by T. gondii.


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Galectinas , Células Matadoras Naturais , Macrófagos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Toxoplasma , Toxoplasmose , Animais , Feminino , Gravidez , Galectinas/genética , Galectinas/metabolismo , Camundongos , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Toxoplasma/imunologia , Toxoplasmose/imunologia , Decídua/imunologia , Camundongos Knockout , Receptor Celular 2 do Vírus da Hepatite A/genética , Receptor Celular 2 do Vírus da Hepatite A/metabolismo , Resultado da Gravidez , Proteína Forkhead Box O1/genética , Proteína Forkhead Box O1/metabolismo
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Front Oncol ; 14: 1418905, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38841171

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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1367907.].

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BMC Plant Biol ; 24(1): 493, 2024 Jun 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38831288

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Drought is one of the natural stresses that greatly impact plants. Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) is an oil crop with high economic value. Drought is one of the factors limiting castor bean growth. The drought resistance mechanisms of castor bean have become a research focus. In this study, we used castor germinating embryos as experimental materials, and screened genes related to drought resistance through physiological measurements, proteomics and metabolomics joint analysis; castor drought-related genes were subjected to transient silencing expression analysis in castor leaves to validate their drought-resistant functions, and heterologous overexpression and backward complementary expression in Arabidopsis thaliana, and analysed the mechanism of the genes' response to the participation of Arabidopsis thaliana in drought-resistance.Three drought tolerance-related genes, RcECP 63, RcDDX 31 and RcA/HD1, were obtained by screening and analysis, and transient silencing of expression in castor leaves further verified that these three genes corresponded to drought stress, and heterologous overexpression and back-complementary expression of the three genes in Arabidopsis thaliana revealed that the function of these three genes in drought stress response.In this study, three drought tolerance related genes, RcECP 63, RcDDX 31 and RcA/HD1, were screened and analysed for gene function, which were found to be responsive to drought stress and to function in drought stress, laying the foundation for the study of drought tolerance mechanism in castor bean.


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Arabidopsis , Secas , Ricinus communis , Sementes , Ricinus communis/genética , Ricinus communis/fisiologia , Sementes/genética , Sementes/fisiologia , Sementes/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Arabidopsis/genética , Arabidopsis/fisiologia , Genes de Plantas , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Estresse Fisiológico/genética , Resistência à Seca
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Heliyon ; 10(11): e31745, 2024 Jun 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38845883

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Background: Serum concentration of soluble growth stimulation expressed gene 2 (sST2) appears to have prognostic value in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) by now. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sST2 concentration and outcome in patients with aSAH. Methods: A total of 65 aSAH patients who met the inclusion criteria in the Neurosurgery Department of Jining No.1 People's Hospital from March 2021 to August 2022 were selected as the research objects. 35 patients with the third month Modified-Rankin-Scale (mRS) score of 0-2 were divided into good prognosis group, and 30 patients with the third month mRS score of 3-5 were divided into poor prognosis group. CSF was collected by lumbar puncture for the first 5 days after aneurysm surgery. CSF sST2 concentration was determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: In all patients, CSF sST2 concentrations initially increased, peaked on day 2, and then decreased. Compared with the good prognosis group, the sST2 concentration was significantly increased in the poor prognosis group at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 days after aSAH surgery. CSF sST2 concentration exhibited good diagnostic performance for predicting outcome (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.988). Additionally, CSF sST2 concentration has good performance for predicting cerebral edema, but only in the poor prognosis group (area under the curve = 0.93). Conclusions: Elevated CSF sST2 concentration is associated with poor outcome in aSAH patients. CSF sST2 may have a role as a predictive biomarker in these patients.

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Cancer Sci ; 115(8): 2565-2577, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38932521

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Cisplatin (CDDP) is a commonly used chemotherapeutic for osteosarcoma (OS) patients, and drug resistance remains as a major hurdle to undermine the treatment outcome. Here, we investigated the potential involvement of FoxG1 and BNIP3 in CDDP resistance of OS cells. FoxG1 and BNIP3 expression levels were detected in the CDDP-sensitive and CDDP-resistant OS tumors and cell lines. Mitophagy was observed through transmission electron microscope analysis. The sensitivity to CDDP in OS cells upon FoxG1 overexpression was examined in cell and animal models. We found that FoxG1 and BNIP3 showed significant downregulation in the CDDP-resistant OS tumor samples and cell lines. CDDP-resistant OS tumor specimens and cells displayed impaired mitophagy. FoxG1 overexpression promoted BNIP3 expression, enhanced mitophagy in CDDP-resistant OS cells, and resensitized the resistant cells to CDDP treatment in vitro and in vivo. Our data highlighted the role of the FoxG1/BNIP3 axis in regulating mitophagy and dictating CDDP resistance in OS cells, suggesting targeting FoxG1/BNIP3-dependent mitophagy as a potential strategy to overcome CDDP resistance in OS.


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Neoplasias Ósseas , Cisplatino , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead , Proteínas de Membrana , Mitofagia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso , Osteossarcoma , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas , Osteossarcoma/tratamento farmacológico , Osteossarcoma/metabolismo , Osteossarcoma/patologia , Osteossarcoma/genética , Mitofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Cisplatino/farmacologia , Humanos , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Animais , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Camundongos , Neoplasias Ósseas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Ósseas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Ósseas/patologia , Neoplasias Ósseas/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/genética , Feminino , Masculino , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto , Camundongos Nus , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos
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NMR Biomed ; 37(10): e5174, 2024 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38712650

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The aim of the current study is to investigate the diagnostic value of R2* mapping versus reduced field-of-view diffusion-weighted imaging (rDWI) of the primary lesion of rectal cancer for preoperative prediction of nonenlarged lymph node metastasis (NLNM). Eighty-one patients with pathologically confirmed rectal cancer underwent preoperative R2* mapping and rDWI sequences before total mesorectal excisions and accompanying regional lymph node dissections. Two radiologists independently performed whole-tumor measurements of R2* and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) parameters on primary lesions of rectal cancer. Patients were divided into positive (NLNM+) and negative (NLNM-) groups based on their pathological analysis. The tumor location, maximum diameter of the tumor, and maximum short diameter of the lymph node were assessed. R2* and ADC, pT stage, tumor grade, status of mesorectal fascia, and extramural vascular invasion were also studied for their potential relationships with NLNM using multivariate logistic regression analysis. The NLNM+ group had significantly higher R2* (43.56 ± 8.43 vs. 33.87 ± 9.57, p < 0.001) and lower ADC (1.00 ± 0.13 vs. 1.06 ± 0.22, p = 0.036) than the NLNM- group. R2* and ADC were correlated to lymph node metastasis (r = 0.510, p < 0.001 for R2*; r = -0.235, p = 0.035 for ADC). R2* and ADC showed good and moderate diagnostic abilities in the assessment of NLNM status with corresponding area-under-the-curve values of 0.795 and 0.636. R2* provided a significantly better diagnostic performance compared with ADC for the prediction of NLNM status (z = 1.962, p = 0.0498). The multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that R2* was a compelling factor of lymph node metastasis (odds ratio = 56.485, 95% confidence interval: 5.759-554.013; p = 0.001). R2* mapping had significantly higher diagnostic performance than rDWI from the primary tumor of rectal cancer in the prediction of NLNM status.


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Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética , Metástase Linfática , Neoplasias Retais , Humanos , Neoplasias Retais/patologia , Neoplasias Retais/diagnóstico por imagem , Metástase Linfática/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adulto , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Linfonodos/patologia , Linfonodos/diagnóstico por imagem , Curva ROC
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Parasit Vectors ; 17(1): 213, 2024 May 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38730500

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BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly in early pregnancy. Previous studies have illustrated the landscape of decidual immune cells. However, the landscape of decidual immune cells in the maternal-fetal microenvironment during T. gondii infection remains unknown. METHODS: In this study, we employed single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze the changes in human decidual immune cells following T. gondii infection. The results of scRNA-seq were further validated with flow cytometry, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, western blot, and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS: Our results showed that the proportion of 17 decidual immune cell clusters and the expression levels of 21 genes were changed after T. gondii infection. Differential gene analysis demonstrated that T. gondii infection induced the differential expression of 279, 312, and 380 genes in decidual NK cells (dNK), decidual macrophages (dMφ), and decidual T cells (dT), respectively. Our results revealed for the first time that several previously unknown molecules in decidual immune cells changed following infection. This result revealed that the function of maternal-fetal immune tolerance declined, whereas the killing ability of decidual immune cells enhanced, eventually contributing to the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides valuable resource for uncovering several novel molecules that play an important role in the occurrence of abnormal pregnancy outcomes induced by T. gondii infection.


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Decídua , Resultado da Gravidez , Análise de Célula Única , Toxoplasma , Toxoplasmose , Feminino , Gravidez , Humanos , Decídua/imunologia , Decídua/parasitologia , Toxoplasmose/imunologia , Toxoplasmose/parasitologia , Toxoplasma/imunologia , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/parasitologia , Transcriptoma , Linfócitos T/imunologia
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Commun Biol ; 7(1): 669, 2024 May 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38822095

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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) play a crucial role in maintaining maternal-fetal tolerance by expressing some immune-suppressive molecules, such as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection can break the immune microenvironment of maternal-fetal interface, resulting in adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, whether T. gondii affects IDO expression in dMDSCs and the molecular mechanism of its effect are still unclear. Here we show, the mRNA level of IDO is increased but the protein level decreased in infected dMDSCs. Mechanistically, the upregulation of transcriptional levels of IDO in dMDSCs is regulated through STAT3/p52-RelB pathway and the decrease of IDO expression is due to its degradation caused by increased SOCS3 after T. gondii infection. In vivo, the adverse pregnancy outcomes of IDO-/- infected mice are more severe than those of wide-type infected mice and obviously improved after exogenous kynurenine treatment. Also, the reduction of IDO in dMDSCs induced by T. gondii infection results in the downregulation of TGF-ß and IL-10 expression in dNK cells regulated through Kyn/AhR/SP1 signal pathway, eventually leading to the dysfunction of dNK cells and contributing the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study reveals a novel molecular mechanism in adverse pregnancy outcome induced by T. gondii infection.


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Regulação para Baixo , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase , Células Matadoras Naturais , Toxoplasmose , Animais , Feminino , Humanos , Camundongos , Gravidez , Decídua/imunologia , Decídua/metabolismo , Decídua/parasitologia , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/metabolismo , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/genética , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Células Matadoras Naturais/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Células Supressoras Mieloides/imunologia , Células Supressoras Mieloides/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/fisiologia , Toxoplasmose/imunologia , Toxoplasmose/parasitologia
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Front Oncol ; 14: 1367907, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38665944

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Purpose: To assess the utility of fat fraction quantification using quantitative multi-echo Dixon for evaluating tumor proliferation and microvascular invasion (MVI) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: A total of 66 patients with resection and histopathologic confirmed HCC were enrolled. Preoperative MRI with proton density fat fraction and R2* mapping was analyzed. Intratumoral and peritumoral regions were delineated with manually placed regions of interest at the maximum level of intratumoral fat. Correlation analysis explored the relationship between fat fraction and Ki67. The fat fraction and R2* were compared between high Ki67(>30%) and low Ki67 nodules, and between MVI negative and positive groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used for further analysis if statistically different. Results: The median fat fraction of tumor (tFF) was higher than peritumor liver (5.24% vs 3.51%, P=0.012). The tFF was negatively correlated with Ki67 (r=-0.306, P=0.012), and tFF of high Ki67 nodules was lower than that of low Ki67 nodules (2.10% vs 4.90%, P=0.001). The tFF was a good estimator for low proliferation nodules (AUC 0.747, cut-off 3.39%, sensitivity 0.778, specificity 0.692). There was no significant difference in tFF and R2* between MVI positive and negative nodules (3.00% vs 2.90%, P=0.784; 55.80s-1 vs 49.15s-1, P=0.227). Conclusion: We infer that intratumor fat can be identified in HCC and fat fraction quantification using quantitative multi-echo Dixon can distinguish low proliferative HCCs.

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J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) ; 26(5): 455-464, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38683867

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This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and optimal dosage of aspirin in preventing preeclampsia in high-risk pregnant women. Traditional and network meta-analyses were conducted on data from 23 randomized controlled trials involving 10 547 pregnant women. The findings demonstrated that aspirin significantly reduced the incidence of preeclampsia (OR = 0.66, 95%CI [0.58, 0.75]), with the best preventive effect observed at a dosage of 80-100 mg/day (OR = 0.51, 95%CI [0.36, 0.72]). No significant differences were found in the occurrence of postpartum hemorrhage (OR = 1.03, 95%CI [0.79, 1.33]), small for gestational age (OR = 0.83, 95%CI [0.50, 1.35]), placental abruption (OR = 0.96, 95%CI [0.53, 1.73]), and intrauterine growth restriction (OR = 0.63, 95%CI [0.45, 1.86]) between women taking aspirin and those taking placebos. Different doses of aspirin showed a reduction in preeclampsia incidence, but there was no significant difference in efficacy between the dosage groups. Side effects did not significantly differ between placebo and different aspirin dosage groups. SUCRA analysis suggested that 80-100 mg/day may be the optimal dosage, prioritizing both effectiveness and minimizing side effects. Sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the findings. However, improvements are needed in addressing issues like loss to follow-up, reporting bias, and publication bias. In conclusion, a dosage of 80-100 mg/day is recommended for preventing preeclampsia in high-risk pregnant women, although individual circumstances should be considered for optimizing the balance between effectiveness and safety.


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Aspirina , Metanálise em Rede , Pré-Eclâmpsia , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Humanos , Aspirina/administração & dosagem , Aspirina/uso terapêutico , Gravidez , Feminino , Pré-Eclâmpsia/prevenção & controle , Pré-Eclâmpsia/epidemiologia , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Adulto , Gravidez de Alto Risco , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/administração & dosagem , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/uso terapêutico , Incidência
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Case Rep Oncol ; 17(1): 370-376, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38415269

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Introduction: Malignant melanoma most commonly occurs in the skin. Primary malignant melanoma of endometrium is quite rare. Its diagnosis depends on clinical characteristics and pathological examination. It usually exhibits high degree of tumor histology, early onset of distant metastases, and unfavorable prognoses. Case Presentation: In this paper, we report a case of a 73-year-old woman with primary malignant melanoma of endometrium. This patient denied a history of nevus removal or any family medical history of cancer. She was admitted to the hospital for irregular vaginal bleeding after menopause and performed an endometrial biopsy. Pathological of the scrapings suggested malignant melanoma. She subsequently underwent a radical surgery. The final pathology diagnosis was primary malignant melanoma of endometrium, and BRAF gene mutation was detected. The tumor staged as IVB according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) classification. Thus, she then started adjuvant chemotherapy. This patient is currently on oral targeted therapy and is still being followed up. Conclusion: Mucosal melanoma is infrequent, and primary malignant melanoma of endometrial is a rare subtype. To the best of our knowledge, malignant melanoma originating from endometrium has never been reported before. It has a high degree of malignancy and is prone to early metastasis. Further investigations are warranted to explore its underlying pathogenesis, management, and outcomes.

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IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell ; 46(7): 4702-4719, 2024 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38261484

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Scene-dependent adaptive compressive sensing (CS) has been a long pursuing goal that has huge potential to significantly improve the performance of CS. However, with no access to the ground truth, how to design the scene-dependent adaptive strategy is still an open problem. In this paper, a restricted isometry property (RIP) condition-based error-clamping is proposed, which could directly predict the reconstruction error, i.e., the difference between the current-stage reconstructed image and the ground truth image, and adaptively allocate more samples to regions with larger reconstruction error at the next sampling stage. Furthermore, we propose a CS reconstruction network composed of Progressively inverse transform and Alternating Bi-directional Multi-grid Network, named PiABM-Net, that could efficiently utilize the multi-scale information for reconstructing the target image. The effectiveness of the proposed adaptive and cascaded CS method is demonstrated with extensive quantitative and qualitative experiments, compared with the state-of-the-art CS algorithms.

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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38243928

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BACKGROUND: Curcumin has been reported to have anti-hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) effects, but the underlying mechanism is not well known. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether membrane-associated RING-CH 1 (MARCH1) is involved in the curcumin-induced growth suppression in HCC and its underlying molecular mechanism. A few recent patents for curcumin for cancer are also reviewed in this article. METHODS: The effect of curcumin on growth inhibition of HCC cells was analyzed through in vitro and in vivo experiments, and the expression levels of MARCH1, Bcl-2, VEGF, cyclin B1, cyclin D1, and JAK2/STAT3 signaling molecules were measured in HCC cells and the xenograft tumors in nude mice. Cell transfection with MARCH1 siRNAs or expression plasmid was used to explore the role of MARCH1 in the curcumin-induced growth inhibition of HCC cells. RESULTS: Curcumin inhibited cell proliferation, promoted apoptosis, and arrested the cell cycle at the G2/M phase in HCC cells with the decrease of Bcl-2, VEGF, cyclin B1, and cyclin D1 expression as well as JAK2 and STAT3 phosphorylation, resulting in the growth suppression of HCC cells. MARCH1 is highly expressed in HCC cells, and its expression was downregulated after curcumin treatment in a dose-dependent manner. The knockdown of MARCH1 by siRNA decreased the phosphorylation levels of JAK2 and STAT3 and inhibited the growth of HCC cells. In contrast, opposite results were observed when HCC cells overexpressed MARCH1. A xenograft tumor model in nude mice also showed that curcumin downregulated MARCH1 expression and decelerated the growth of transplanted HCC with the downregulation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling and functional molecules. The ADC value of MRI analysis showed that curcumin slowed down the progression of HCC. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrated that curcumin may inhibit the activation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway by downregulating MARCH1 expression, resulting in the growth suppression of HCC. MARCH1 may be a novel target of curcumin in HCC treatment.

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Opt Lett ; 49(1): 21-24, 2024 Jan 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38134142

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Reconstructive spectrometers/spectral cameras have immense potential for portable applications in various fields, including environmental monitoring, biomedical research and diagnostics, and agriculture and food safety. However, the performance of these spectrometers/spectral cameras is severely limited by the operational bandwidth, spectral diversity, and angle sensitivity of the spectral modulation devices. In this work, we propose a compact spectrometer based on plasmonic metasurfaces that operate across the entire visible wavelength range, covering wavelengths from 400 to 750 nm. We experimentally demonstrate the effective spectral reconstruction achieved by the designed metasurface spectrometer, exhibiting angle tolerance to the incident light within the range of ± 12°. Our results highlight the potential for constructing broadband, large field-of-view hyperspectral cameras.

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Nat Commun ; 14(1): 7180, 2023 Nov 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37935685

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Polarization, one of the fundamental properties of light, is critical for certain imaging applications because it captures information from the scene that cannot directly be recorded by traditional intensity cameras. Currently, mainstream approaches for polarization imaging rely on strong dichroism of birefringent crystals or artificially fabricated structures that exhibit a high diattenuation typically exceeding 99%, which corresponds to a polarization extinction ratio (PER) >~100. This not only limits the transmission efficiency of light, but also makes them either offer narrow operational bandwidth or be non-responsive to the circular polarization. Here, we demonstrate a single-shot full-Stokes polarization camera incorporating a disordered metasurface array with weak dichroism. The diattenuation of the metasurface array is ~65%, which corresponds to a PER of ~2. Within the framework of compressed sensing, the proposed disordered metasurface array serves as an efficient sensing matrix. By incorporating a mask-aware reconstruction algorithm, the signal can be accurately recovered with a high probability. In our experiments, the proposed approach exhibits high-accuracy full-Stokes polarimetry and high-resolution real-time polarization imaging. Our demonstration highlights the potential of combining meta-optics with reconstruction algorithms as a promising approach for advanced imaging applications.

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