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Biomacromolecules ; 2024 Apr 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38563621

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Myopia is a global public health issue. Rigid contact lenses (RCLs) are an effective way to correct or control myopia. However, bioadhesion issues remain one of the significant obstacles limiting its clinical application. Although enhancing hydrophilicity through various surface treatments can mitigate this problem, the duration of effectiveness is short-lived and the processing involved is complex and costly. Herein, an antiadhesive RCLs material was designed via 8-armed methacrylate-POSS (8MA-POSS), and poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) copolymerization with 3-[tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl] propyl methacrylate (TRIS). The POSS and PEG segments incorporated P(TRIS-co-PEGMA-co-8MA-POSS) (PTPM) material was obtained and their optical transparency, refractive index, resolution, hardness, surface charge, thermal features, and wettability were tested and optimized. The antibioadhesion activities, including protein, lipid, and bacteria, were evaluated as well. In vitro and in vivo results indicated that the optimized antibioadhesive PTPM materials present good biocompatibility and biosafety. Thus, such POSS and PEG segments containing material were a potential antibioadhesive RCL material option.

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BMC Cancer ; 24(1): 345, 2024 Mar 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38500077

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BACKGROUND: Meningioma, the most prevalent intracranial tumor, possesses a significant propensity for malignant transformation. Circular RNAs (circ-RNAs), a class of non-coding RNAs, have emerged as crucial players in tumorigenesis. This study explores the functional relevance of hsa_circ_0004872, a specific circ-RNA, in the context of meningioma. METHODS: Molecular structure and stability of hsa_circ_0004872 were elucidated through PCR identification. Meningioma cell proliferation and apoptosis were assessed using the CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry, respectively. Gene and protein expression were analyzed via qRT-PCR and western blot. Molecular interactions were confirmed through dual-luciferase reporter gene and RIP assays. RESULTS: Hsa_circ_0004872, derived from exons 2 to 4 of the host gene MAPK1, demonstrated enhanced stability compared to its host MAPK1. Clinical data described that hsa_circ_0004872 was reduced in meningioma tissues and cell lines, and negatively correlated to poor survival rate of meningioma patients. Overexpression of hsa_circ_0004872 exhibited inhibitory effects on cell proliferation and promotion of apoptosis in vitro. Subsequent investigations unveiled a direct interaction between hsa_circ_0004872 and miR-190a-3p, leading to the activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway through targeting PTEN. Notably, miR-190a-3p silence accelerated the apoptosis and proliferation inhibition of meningioma cells by inactivating PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling, while miR-190a-3p overexpression showed an opposite effect, which greatly reversed the anti-tumor effects of hsa_circ_0004872 overexpression. CONCLUSION: In summary, our findings highlighted the intricate role of hsa_circ_0004872 in meningioma, shedding light on the regulatory mechanisms involving circ-RNAs in tumor progression. This positions hsa_circ_0004872 as a potential key regulatory factor in meningioma with implications for future therapeutic interventions.


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Neoplasias Meníngeas , Meningioma , MicroRNAs , Humanos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular , Proliferação de Células/genética , Transformação Celular Neoplásica , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Neoplasias Meníngeas/genética , Meningioma/genética , MicroRNAs/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , PTEN Fosfo-Hidrolase/genética , Transdução de Sinais/genética
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J Phys Chem Lett ; 15(9): 2485-2492, 2024 Mar 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38408427

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We propose a two-dimensional carbon allotrope (named KT-graphene) by incorporating kagome and tetragonal lattices consisting of trigonal, quadrilateral, octagonal, and dodecagonal rings. The introduction of non-hexagonal rings can give rise to the localized electronic states that improve the chemical reactivity toward potassium, making KT-graphene a high-performance anode material for potassium-ion batteries. It shows a high theoretical capacity (892 mAh g-1), a low diffusion barrier (0.33 eV), and a low average open-circuit voltage (0.51 V). The presence of electrolyte solvents is propitious to boost the K-ion adsorption and diffusion capabilities. Moreover, one-dimensional nanotubes (KT-CNTs), rolled up by the KT-graphene sheet, are metallic regardless of the tube diameter. As the curvature increases, KT-CNTs exhibit significantly increased surface activity, which can promote the electron-donating ability of K. Furthermore, the curvature effect greatly enhances the efficiency of K diffusion on the inner surface compared to that on the outer surface.

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J Control Release ; 366: 494-504, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38185335

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Posterior capsular opacification (PCO) is the most common complication that occurs after intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in cataract therapy. In recent years, IOLs have been developed as drug delivery platforms, but concerns over the safety of uncontrolled proliferative drug release have arisen. Therefore, a controlled drug release strategy is needed for safer PCO prevention. In this study, a new monomer contained coumarin group was introduced in material preparation, and poly(ethylene glycol phenyl ether methacrylate-co-2-(2-ethoxyethoxy) ethyl acrylate-co-7-(2-methacryloyloxyethoxy)-4-methylcoumarin) (PEEC) acrylic IOL materials were synthesized. The antiproliferative drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) could be chemically grafted to the PEEC IOL materials easily via a light induced [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction with the coumarin group, getting drug-loaded IOL (PEEC@5-FU IOL). The PEEC@5-FU IOL exhibited excellent optical and mechanical properties and biocompatibility. More importantly, the loaded 5-FU could be easily controlled from release by light irradiation via photo-dissociation of the cyclobutane ring that was obtained by the [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of 5-FU and coumarin. The in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that such photo-controllable drug release IOL could effectively prevent PCO after implantation in a safe way.


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Lentes Intraoculares , Metacrilatos , Polietilenoglicóis , Liberação Controlada de Fármacos , Fluoruracila , Cumarínicos
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Appl Opt ; 63(2): 429-436, 2024 Jan 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38227239

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Two-sided coated optical lenses are important in optical applications. A film-stress-induced aberration can adversely affect the lens performance. In this paper, a mechanical method has been developed to reduce this aberration. The proposed method uses a specialized finite element method with an easy modeling process and high versatility to analyze the impact of film parameters (including stress, the thickness, and the coating range) on aberrations under different lens geometric parameters. Theoretically, by selecting the property film parameters within the range of an application's requirements can reduce the aberrations. The proposed method could reduce film-stress-induced aberrations to make the aberration compensation easier.

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Dalton Trans ; 53(5): 2341-2348, 2024 Jan 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38205856

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Zinc metal is widely considered as the primary option for constructing various aqueous batteries due to its cost-effectiveness, safety, and environmental friendliness. However, the Zn anode continues to be plagued by parasitic reactions and dendrite growth in aqueous electrolytes, limiting the practical implementation of zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) for large-scale energy storage. Herein, a foveolate ZnTe nanoarray is developed as a protective layer to enhance the chemical reversibility during Zn plating/stripping. The semi-conductive ZnTe with excellent ionic conductivity and hydrophobicity can effectually prevent the corrosion reactions, hydrogen generation and dendritic growth on the surface of the Zn anode. As a result, the Zn@ZnTe symmetrical cells achieve ultrahigh cycling stability (over 2800 h at 2 mA cm-2 and 1 mA h cm-2) and simultaneously deliver a low voltage hysteresis of 28 mV. Additionally, the durable Zn@ZnTe//V2O5 cells exhibit a remarkable capacity retention of 96.7% after 3000 cycles, surpassing that of the Zn//V2O5 cells. This work provides a straightforward and low-cost strategy to regulate the interface chemistry of the Zn anode, which may open a way for the development of practical ZIBs.

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J Soc Psychol ; : 1-14, 2023 Dec 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38055790

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We verified whether social class shapes different models of the self in China, by integrating individuals' social mobility beliefs and exploring the mediating effect of sense of control. Participants were randomly assigned to one of 2 (subjective social class: upper vs. low class) × 2 (social mobility beliefs: high vs. low mobility) manipulation conditions. They then completed the sense of control questionnaire and self-focused attention task. High mobility belief could alleviate the difference in perception among different subjective social classes and improve lower classes' control perception. Sense of control mediates subjective social class effects and social mobility beliefs on self-focused attention.

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Sensors (Basel) ; 23(18)2023 Sep 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37765724

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The integration of wearable sensor technology and machine learning algorithms has significantly transformed the field of intelligent medical rehabilitation. These innovative technologies enable the collection of valuable movement, muscle, or nerve data during the rehabilitation process, empowering medical professionals to evaluate patient recovery and predict disease development more efficiently. This systematic review aims to study the application of wearable sensor technology and machine learning algorithms in different disease rehabilitation training programs, obtain the best sensors and algorithms that meet different disease rehabilitation conditions, and provide ideas for future research and development. A total of 1490 studies were retrieved from two databases, the Web of Science and IEEE Xplore, and finally 32 articles were selected. In this review, the selected papers employ different wearable sensors and machine learning algorithms to address different disease rehabilitation problems. Our analysis focuses on the types of wearable sensors employed, the application of machine learning algorithms, and the approach to rehabilitation training for different medical conditions. It summarizes the usage of different sensors and compares different machine learning algorithms. It can be observed that the combination of these two technologies can optimize the disease rehabilitation process and provide more possibilities for future home rehabilitation scenarios. Finally, the present limitations and suggestions for future developments are presented in the study.


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Algoritmos , Dispositivos Eletrônicos Vestíveis , Humanos , Bases de Dados Factuais , Inteligência , Aprendizado de Máquina
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Sensors (Basel) ; 23(18)2023 Sep 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37765953

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Toddlers face serious health hazards if they fall from relatively high places at home during everyday activities and are not swiftly rescued. Still, few effective, precise, and exhaustive solutions exist for such a task. This research aims to create a real-time assessment system for head injury from falls. Two phases are involved in processing the framework: In phase I, the data of joints is obtained by processing surveillance video with Open Pose. The long short-term memory (LSTM) network and 3D transform model are then used to integrate key spots' frame space and time information. In phase II, the head acceleration is derived and inserted into the HIC value calculation, and a classification model is developed to assess the injury. We collected 200 RGB-captured daily films of 13- to 30-month-old toddlers playing near furniture edges, guardrails, and upside-down falls. Five hundred video clips extracted from these are divided in an 8:2 ratio into a training and validation set. We prepared an additional collection of 300 video clips (test set) of toddlers' daily falling at home from their parents to evaluate the framework's performance. The experimental findings revealed a classification accuracy of 96.67%. The feasibility of a real-time AI technique for assessing head injuries in falls through monitoring was proven.


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Traumatismos Craniocerebrais , Aprendizagem , Humanos , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Traumatismos Craniocerebrais/diagnóstico , Aceleração , Sistemas Computacionais , Redes Neurais de Computação
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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc ; 302: 123121, 2023 Dec 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37579713

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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination severely threatens human and animal health, it is thus critical to construct a strategy for its rapid, accurate, and visual detection. Herein, a multimodal biosensor was proposed based on CRISPR/Cas12a cleaved G-quadruplex (G4) for AFB1 detection. Briefly, specific binding of AFB1 to the aptamer occupied the binding site of the complementary DNA (cDNA), and cDNA then activated Cas12a to cleave G4 into fragments. Meanwhile, the intact G4-DNAzyme could catalyze 3, 3', 5, 5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to form colourimetric/SERS/fluorescent signal-enhanced TMBox, and the yellow solution produced by TMBox under acidic conditions could be integrated with a smartphone application for visual detection. The colourimetric/SERS/fluorescent biosensor yielded detection limits of 0.85, 0.79, and 1.65 pg·mL-1, respectively, and was applied for detecting AFB1 in peanut, maize, and badam samples. The method is suitable for visual detection in naturally contaminated peanut samples and has prospective applications in the food industry.


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Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos , Técnicas Biossensoriais , DNA Catalítico , Humanos , Aflatoxina B1/análise , DNA Complementar/química , DNA Complementar/genética , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/química , Contaminação de Alimentos/análise , Limite de Detecção , Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Corantes
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Psychol Res Behav Manag ; 16: 2315-2325, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37396404

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Purpose: Although several studies have investigated the association between alexithymia and moral decision-making in sacrificial dilemmas, the evidence remains mixed. The current work investigated this association and how alexithymia affects moral choice in such dilemmas. Methods: The current research used a multinomial model (ie, CNI model) to disentangle (a) sensitivity to consequences, (b) sensitivity to moral norms, and (c) general preference for inaction versus action irrespective of consequences and norms in responses to moral dilemmas. Results: Higher levels of alexithymia were associated with a greater preference for utilitarian judgments in sacrificial dilemmas (Study 1). Furthermore, individuals with high alexithymia showed significantly weaker sensitivity to moral norms than did those with low alexithymia, whereas there were no significant differences in sensitivity to consequences or a general preference for inaction versus action (Study 2). Conclusion: The findings suggest that alexithymia affects moral choice in sacrificial dilemmas by blunting emotional reactions to causing harm, rather than through increased deliberative cost-benefit reasoning or general preference for inaction.

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Polymers (Basel) ; 15(13)2023 Jun 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37447481

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of different sandpaper sanding meshes on the mechanical and optical properties of microencapsulated Tilia sp. film. An orthogonal experiment revealed that sanding between primers had the most significant effect. Furthermore, an independent experiment implied that increasing the mesh size resulted in decreased surface roughness and decreased color difference, elongation at break, and gloss after liquid resistance. In the aging test, the color difference of the paint film increased with the aging time, and the gloss tended to stabilize. Additionally, the anti-aging gloss of 240 mesh sandpaper used between primers remained relatively stable. The paint film sanded with 240 mesh sandpaper between primers displayed small and regular cracks after temperature and UV aging. Overall, the paint film demonstrated good comprehensive performance when sanded with 240 mesh between primers, 240 mesh between primer/topcoat, and 1000 mesh for topcoat. Self-repairing microcapsules showed better repair efficacy on the coating. This study provides a technical reference for the development of self-repairing coatings.

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J Transl Med ; 21(1): 422, 2023 06 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37386467

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BACKGROUND: Irinotecan (CPT-11) is a classic chemotherapeutic agent that plays an important role in the clinical treatment of metastatic colon cancer and other malignant tumors. We previously designed a series of novel irinotecan derivatives. In this study, we select one representative, ZBH-01, to investigate its sophisticated antitumor mechanism in colon tumor cells. METHODS: The cytotoxic activity of ZBH-01 on colon cancer cells was evaluate by MTT or Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) assay, 3D and xenograft model. The inhibitory effect of ZBH-01 on TOP1 was detected by DNA relaxation assay and Immuno Complex of Ezyme (ICE) bioassay. The molecular mechanism of ZBH-01 was explored by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), bioinformatics analyses, flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, and western blot etc. RESULTS: ZBH-01 can induce obvious DNA damage and has superior antitumor activity against colon cancer cells compared to CPT-11 and SN38 (7-Ethyl-10-hydroxy camptothecin, the in vivo active form of CPT-11) both in vivo and in vitro. Its inhibitory effect on topoisomerase I (TOP1) was also comparable with these two control drugs. There are a much larger number of 842 downregulated and 927 upregulated mRNAs in ZBH-01 treatment group than that in the controls. The most significantly enriched KEGG pathways for these dysregulated mRNAs were DNA replication, the p53 signaling pathway, and the cell cycle. After constructing a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and screening out a prominent cluster, 14 involved in the cell cycle process was identified. Consistently, ZBH-01 induced G0/G1 phase arrest in colon cancer cells, while CPT-11/SN38 caused S phase arrest. The initiation of apoptosis by ZBH-01 was also superior to CPT-11/SN38, followed by the increased expression of Bax, active caspase 3, and cleaved-PARP, and decreased expression of Bcl-2. Additionally, CCNA2 (cyclin A2), CDK2 (cyclin-dependent kinase 2), and MYBL2 (MYB proto-oncogene like 2) might be involved in the G0/G1 cell cycle arrest induced by ZBH-01. CONCLUSIONS: ZBH-01 can be an antitumor candidate drug for preclinical study in the future.


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Camptotecina , Neoplasias do Colo , Humanos , Irinotecano/farmacologia , Irinotecano/uso terapêutico , Camptotecina/farmacologia , Camptotecina/uso terapêutico , Ciclo Celular , Divisão Celular , Neoplasias do Colo/tratamento farmacológico
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Radiol Case Rep ; 18(6): 2279-2281, 2023 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37128255

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Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a rare malignant neuroendocrine tumor. Distant metastasis is difficult to detect early. It is most common in lung, liver, bone and brain. This case was reported as liver metastasis of medullary thyroid carcinoma in an elderly woman, but routine ultrasound findings were atypical. After a series of relevant imaging examinations, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy were used to confirm the nature of the intrahepatic lesions. Therefore, we believe that multimodal ultrasound is of great value in the diagnosis of liver metastasis of medullary thyroid carcinoma.

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J Inflamm Res ; 16: 1923-1936, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37152868

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Purpose: The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is considered correlated with cancer prognosis including cervical cancer, in addition to high-risk papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection, of which the predictive value in prognosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) remains unknown. Here, the prognostic predictive value of PLR in HSIL after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) was evaluated. Patients and Methods: This study included 335 nonpregnant participants with histopathologically confirmed HSIL and 3- and 5-year follow-ups from the Fujian Cervical Lesions Screening Cohorts (FCLSCs) between September 2016 and September 2018. PLR and other variables were evaluated to identify the factors related to the recurrence/residual cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)-free survival (RFS), namely, the time from LEEP at baseline to first detection of recurrence/residual CIN or end of follow-up, by logistic and Cox regression. Results: In the Kaplan‒Meier analysis, HR-HPV infection (p=0.049/0.012), higher PLR (p=0.031/0.038), and gland invasion (p=0.047) had a higher risk for recurrence/residual CIN at the 3-/5-year follow-up. The univariate logistic and Cox regression analyses showed significant differences and a higher cumulative risk in patients with HR-HPV infection (OR=3.917, p=0.026; HR=3.996, p=0.020) and higher PLR (OR=2.295, p=0.041; HR=2.161, p=0.030) at the 5-year follow-up. The findings by multivariate Cox regression analysis were similar, indicating a poor prognosis for patients with HR-HPV infection (HR=3.901, p=0.023) and higher PLR (HR=2.082, p=0.038) at the 5-year follow-up. The calibration plot showed a better model fit for RFS at the 3-year follow-up. Conclusion: Preoperative PLR level and HR-HPV infection could be available markers for predicting recurrence/residual disease of HSIL after LEEP. Clinically, combining PLR with HR-HPV tests may provide novel evaluation method and reference for management in post-treatment patients with cervical precancerous lesions.

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Infect Drug Resist ; 16: 2737-2749, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37180635

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Purpose: Non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) infection is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in children. Recently, NTS infections have increased, especially those associated with Salmonella Typhimurium, which has become a global problem because of its high level of drug resistance. Diseases caused by NTS serotypes vary considerably. We summarised NTS infections among children in Fuzhou, Fujian, China, from 2012 to 2021, and synthesised studies indicating the clinical symptoms, laboratory test results, and drug resistance associated with S. Typhimurium and non-S. Typhimurium to enhance the knowledge of these infections and improve their diagnoses and treatment. Patients and Methods: Between January 2012 and December 2021, 691 children with NTS infections confirmed by positive culture test results were recruited from Fujian Children's Hospital and Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital. Clinical demographic data of each case were collected from the electronic medical records and analysed. Results: A total of 691 isolates were identified. The number of NTS infections increased significantly in 2017 and increased sharply during 2020 and 2021, especially S. Typhimurium greatly increased and was the dominant serotype (58.3%). S. Typhimurium infection was commonly occurred in children younger than 3 years and most of them were gastrointestinal infection, while non-S. Typhimurium more often observed in older children and associated with extra-intestinal infection. The rate of multidrug-resistant S. Typhimurium was significantly higher than that of non-S. Typhimurium, especially during the last 2 years of this study (2020 and 2021). Conclusion: S. Typhimurium was the dominant serotype and greatly increased among children in Fuzhou city. There are significant differences in clinical symptoms, laboratory test results, and drug resistance between S. Typhimurium and non-S. Typhimurium. More attention should be paid on S. Typhimurium. Long-term high-quality surveillance and control measures should be conducted to prevent salmonella infections and drug resistance.

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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 8031, 2023 May 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37198287

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Shanghai is susceptible to land subsidence due to its unique geological environment and frequent human activities. Traditional leveling techniques are not sufficient for monitoring large areas of land subsidence due to the time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive nature of the process. Furthermore, the results of conventional methods may not be timely, rendering them ineffective for monitoring purposes. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology is a widely used method for monitoring ground subsidence due to its low cost, high efficiency, and ability to cover large areas. To monitor the surface sink condition of Shanghai over the past 2 years, monitoring data were obtained through the technical processing of 24 images from Sentinel-1A data covering Shanghai from 2019 to 2020 using the Persistent Scatterer (PS-InSAR) and Small Baseline Subset (SBAS-InSAR) technique. The ground subsidence (GS) results were extracted via PS and SBAS interferometry processing, while Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data were used to correct the residual phase. According to PS and SBAS methods, the maximum ground subsidence in the study area reached 99.8 mm and 47.2 mm, respectively. The subsidence rate and the accumulated amount of subsidence derived from the monitoring results revealed the urban area in Shanghai to be principally characterized by uneven GS, with multiple settlement funnels being found to be distributed across the main urban area. Moreover, when compared with the historical subsidence data, geological data, and urban construction distribution data, the individual settlement funnels were observed to correspond to those data concerning the historical surface settlement funnel in Shanghai. By randomly selecting GS time-series data regarding three feature points, it was determined that the morphological variables of the GS remained largely consistent at all time points and that their change trends exhibited a high degree of consistency, which verified the reliability of the PS-InSAR and SBAS-InSAR monitoring method. The results can provide data support for decision making in terms of geological disaster prevention and control in Shanghai.

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Int Wound J ; 20(9): 3628-3638, 2023 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37211352

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To develop a risk assessment scale for pathological scarring and validate its psychometric properties. This was a methodological study. Researchers developed the scale based on a literature review, qualitative study and Delphi expert consultation. Subsequently, 409 patients participated in the study to test the psychometric properties of the scale. We evaluated construct validity, content validity, internal consistency reliability, and interrater reliability. The researchers developed a scale consisting of three dimensions and 12 items. Factor analysis extracted a total of four common factors that accounted for 62.22% of the total variance. The results revealed that the item-content validity index (I-CVI) ranged from 0.67 to 1, while the scale-content validity index (S-CVI) was 0.82. Internal consistency reliability: Cronbach's α of the items ranged from 0.67 to 0.76, while Cronbach's α of the whole scale was 0.74. Interrater reliability: the Kappa number was 0.73. The final scale showed adequate construct validity, content validity, and reliability. It is appropriate for use in research and clinical practice settings to identify patients with a risk of pathological scarring. Further study is needed to confirm the scale's validity and reliability in other settings and populations.


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Cicatriz , Medição de Risco , Humanos , Cicatriz/diagnóstico , Cicatriz/etiologia , Análise Fatorial , Psicometria/métodos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Inquéritos e Questionários , Medição de Risco/métodos
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Nat Commun ; 14(1): 2342, 2023 04 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37095176

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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer with poor outcome and lacks of approved targeted therapy. Overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is found in more than 50% TNBC and is suggested as a driving force in progression of TNBC; however, targeting EGFR using antibodies to prevent its dimerization and activation shows no significant benefits for TNBC patients. Here we report that EGFR monomer may activate signal transducer activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) in the absence of transmembrane protein TMEM25, whose expression is frequently decreased in human TNBC. Deficiency of TMEM25 allows EGFR monomer to phosphorylate STAT3 independent of ligand binding, and thus enhances basal STAT3 activation to promote TNBC progression in female mice. Moreover, supplying TMEM25 by adeno-associated virus strongly suppresses STAT3 activation and TNBC progression. Hence, our study reveals a role of monomeric-EGFR/STAT3 signaling pathway in TNBC progression and points out a potential targeted therapy for TNBC.


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Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas , Humanos , Feminino , Animais , Camundongos , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/metabolismo , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Fator de Transcrição STAT3/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células/fisiologia
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J Clin Ultrasound ; 51(5): 908-918, 2023 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37058552

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OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical features, multimodal ultrasound features and multimodal ultrasound imaging features in predicting lymph node metastasis in the central cervical region of papillary thyroid carcinoma. METHODS: A total of 129 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) confirmed by pathology were selected from our hospital from September 2020 to December 2022. According to the pathological results of cervical central lymph nodes, these patients were divided into metastatic group and non-metastatic group. Patients were randomly sampled and divided into training group (n = 90) and verification group (n = 39) according to the ratio of 7:3. The independent risk factors for central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) were determined by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and multivariate logistic regression. Based on independent risk factors to build a prediction model, select the best diagnostic effectiveness of the prediction model sketch line chart, and finally, the line chart calibration and clinical benefits were evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 8, 11 and 17 features were selected from conventional ultrasound images, shear wave elastography (SWE) images and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) images to construct the Radscore of conventional ultrasound, SWE and CEUS, respectively. After univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis, male, multifocal, encapsulation, iso-high enhancement and multimodal ultrasound imaging score were independent risk factors for cervical CLNM in PTC patients (p < 0.05). Based on independent risk factors, a clinical combined with multimodal ultrasound feature model was constructed, and multimodal ultrasound Radscore were added to the clinical combined with multimodal ultrasound feature model to form a joint prediction model. In the training group, the diagnostic efficacy of combined model (AUC = 0.934) was better than that of clinical combined with multimodal ultrasound feature model (AUC = 0.841) and multimodal ultrasound radiomics model (AUC = 0.829). In training group and validation group, calibration curves show that the joint model has good predictive ability for cervical CLNM of PTC patients; The decision curve shows that most of the net benefits of the nematic chart are higher than those of clinical + multimodal ultrasound feature model and multimodal ultrasound radiomics model within a reasonable risk threshold range. CONCLUSION: Male, multifocal, capsular invasion and iso-high enhancement are independent risk factors of CLNM in PTC patients, and the clinical plus multimodal ultrasound model based on these four factors has good diagnostic efficiency. The joint prediction model after adding multimodal ultrasound Radscore to clinical and multimodal ultrasound features has the best diagnostic efficiency, high sensitivity and specificity, which is expected to provide objective basis for accurately formulating individualized treatment plans and evaluating prognosis.


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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide , Humanos , Masculino , Câncer Papilífero da Tireoide/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/patologia , Metástase Linfática/patologia , Pescoço/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia/métodos , Linfonodos/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfonodos/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos
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