Publications by authors named "Qiang Jia"

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Establishment and validation of a nomogram model for predicting the survival probability of differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients: a comparison with the eighth edition AJCC cancer staging system.

Authors:
Ruyi Zhang Mei Xu Xiangxiang Liu Miao Wang Qiang Jia Shen Wang Xiangqian Zheng Xianghui He Chao Huang Yaguang Fan Heng Wu Ke Xu Dihua Li Zhaowei Meng

Endocrine 2021 Apr 6. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a clinically predictive nomogram model to predict the survival probability of differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients and compare the value of this model with that of the eighth edition AJCC cancer staging system.

Methods: We selected 59,876 differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients diagnosed between 2004 and 2015 from the SEER database and separated those patients into a training set (70%) and a validation set (30%) randomly. We used Cox regression analysis to build the nomogram model (model 1) and the eighth edition AJCC cancer staging model (model 2). Then we compared the predictive accuracy, discrimination, and clinical usage of both models by calculating AUC (Area under the curve), C-index, as well as analyzing DCA (Decision Curve Analysis) performance respectively.

Results: AUCs of all predicted time points (12-month, 36-month, 60-month, and 120-month) of model 1 were 0.933, 0.913, 0.879, and 0.868 for the training set; 0.933, 0.926, 0.916, and 0.894 for the validation set. As for model 2, data were 0.938, 0.906, 0.866, and 0.847 for the training set; 0.924, 0.925, 0.912, and 0.867 for the validation set. C-indices of model 1 were higher than those of model 2 (0.923 vs. 0.918 for the training set, 0.938 vs. 0.930 for the validation set). DCA comparison showed that the net benefit of model 1 was bigger when comparing with that of model 2.

Conclusions: Model 1 provided with both better predictive accuracy and clinical usage compared with those of model 2 and might be able to predict the survival probability of differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients visually and accurately with a higher net benefit.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12020-021-02717-xDOI Listing
April 2021

Safety and Immunogenicity of a Stable, Cold-Adapted, Temperature-Sensitive/Conditional Lethal Enterovirus A71 in Monkey Study.

Authors:
Kaw Bing Chua Qimei Ng Tao Meng Qiang Jia

Viruses 2021 Mar 9;13(3). Epub 2021 Mar 9.

Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore.

Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) are major etiological agents of hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children, which may result in fatal neurological complications. The development of safe, cost effective vaccines against HFMD, especially for use in developing countries, is still a top public health priority. We have successfully generated a stable, cold-adapted, temperature sensitive/conditional lethal EV-A71 through adaptive culturing in Vero cells at incrementally lower cultivation temperatures. An additional 40 passages at an incubation temperature of 28 °C, and a temperature reversion study at an incubation temperature of 37 °C and 39.5 °C, reveals the virus's phenotypic and genetic stability at the predefined culture conditions. Six unique mutations (two in noncoding regions and four in nonstructural protein-coding genes) in combination may have contributed to its stable phenotype and inability to fully revert to its original wild phenotype. The safety and immunogenicity of this stable, cold-adapted, temperature sensitive/conditional lethal EV-A71 was performed in six monkeys. None of the inoculated monkeys developed any obvious clinical illness except one which developed a transient spike of fever. No gross postmortem lesion or abnormal histological finding was noted for all monkeys at autopsy. No virus was reisolated although EV-A71 specific RNA was detected in serum samples collected on both day 4 and day 8 postinoculation. Only EV-A71 RNA and viral antigen were detected in the spleen homogenate and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, respectively, collected on day 4. The two remaining monkeys developed good humoral immune response on day 14 and day 30 post-inoculation.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13030438DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8001754PMC
March 2021

Effects of chlorpyrifos exposure on liver inflammation and intestinal flora structure in mice.

Authors:
Yecui Zhang Qiang Jia Chenyang Hu Mingming Han Qiming Guo Shumin Li Cunxiang Bo Yu Zhang Xuejie Qi Linlin Sai Cheng Peng

Toxicol Res (Camb) 2021 Jan 25;10(1):141-149. Epub 2021 Jan 25.

Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong 250062, China.

Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is an organophosphate insecticide commonly used to treat fruit and vegetable crops. CPF can cause severe adverse effects on body organs including the liver and central nervous system. This study investigated the CPF-induced inflammation in mice and explored the role of intestinal flora changes in liver inflammation. Adult C57BL/6 male mice were exposed to a CPF of 0.01-, 0.1-, 1- and 10-mg/kg bodyweight for 12 weeks. The mice in experimental group given CPF solution dissolved in corn oil vehicle by gavage, was administered by intraoral gavage for 5 days per week for 12 weeks. Histopathological examination and inflammatory factor detection were performed on mice liver tissue. Faeces were used for 16S ribosomal RNA high-throughput sequencing to explore the impact of CPF on intestinal flora structure and diversity. The results showed that 1- and 10-mg/kg CPF caused different degrees of liver focal inflammation. The structure of intestinal flora changed significantly in mice including the decreased beneficial bacteria (Akkermansia, Prevotella and Butyricimonas) and increased pathogenic bacteria (Helicobacter and Desulfovibrio). Meanwhile, the results of Q-RT-PCR showed that there was more total bacterial DNA in the liver tissue of the mice treated with 10-mg/kg groups. In conclusion, the imbalance of intestinal flora, the decreased abundance of beneficial bacteria and the increased abundance of pathogenic bacteria, as well as the increase of total bacterial DNA in the liver tissues, maybe associated with the liver focal inflammation induced by CPF.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/toxres/tfaa108DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7885312PMC
January 2021

A retrospective study of the risk factors and the prognosis in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma depending on the number of lymph node metastasis.

Authors:
Zhong Ying Rui Yang Liu Wei Zheng Xuan Wang Zhao Wei Meng Jian Tan Ning Li Qiang Jia

Clin Exp Med 2021 Jan 1. Epub 2021 Jan 1.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Road, He ping, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China.

To retrospectively analyze the risk factors and the prognosis according to the number of lymph node metastases (LNMs) in different neck compartments in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients. In total, 962 patients with PTC were enrolled in this study. According to the methods of the 2015 American Thyroid Association, the treatment response of the patients was divided into a good prognosis and a poor prognosis. First, their clinical characteristics were summarized. Then, according to whether they had LNMs and the number of LNMs in different neck compartments, their risk factors and their prognosis were analyzed. Male sex, younger (< 45 years), extrathyroid extension (ETE), T staging and higher stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) levels were the risk factors for LNM. The cutoff for a poor prognosis of the number of LNMs was > 4. Male sex, younger age, higher sTg levels and ETE were correlated with LNM > 4. Furthermore, the cutoffs for a poor prognosis of central lymph node metastasis (CLNM), lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) and CLNM + LLNM were > 6, > 1 and > 5, respectively. Younger age and ETE were strongly correlated with CLNM > 6. Male sex, younger age, higher sTg levels and ETE were correlated with LLNM > 1. Younger age, ETE and higher sTg levels were correlated with CLNM + LLNM > 5. Further analysis revealed a positive correlation between CLNM and LLNM. We should pay more attention to LNMs in PTC patients who are male, are of a younger age, have ETE, T staging and have higher sTg levels. The neck regional LNMs should be correctly evaluated to guide the surgical options for the neck LNMs in PTC. When the number of LNMs in different neck compartments has exceeded the cutoff value, they can be considered as predictors of the outcome of I treatment.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10238-020-00675-8DOI Listing
January 2021

Ambient particulate matter compositions and increased oxidative stress: Exposure-response analysis among high-level exposed population.

Authors:
Wei Hu Yanhua Wang Ting Wang Qianpeng Ji Qiang Jia Tao Meng Sai Ma Zhihu Zhang Yanbo Li Rui Chen Yufei Dai Yang Luan Zhiwei Sun Shuguang Leng Huawei Duan Yuxin Zheng

Environ Int 2021 Feb 29;147:106341. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. Electronic address:

Background: Oxidative stress has been suggested to be one of the key drivers of health impact of particulate matter (PM). More studies on the oxidative potential of PM alone, but fewer studies have comprehensively evaluated the effects of external and internal exposure to PM compositions on oxidative stress in population.

Objective: To comprehensively investigate the exposure-response relationship between PM and its main compositions with oxidative stress indicators.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study including 768 participants exposed to particulates. Environmental levels of fine particulate matter (PM), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals in PM were measured, and urinary levels of PAHs metabolites and metals were measured as internal dose, respectively. Multivariable linear regression models were used to analyze the correlations of PM exposure and urinary levels of 8-hydroxy-2́'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and 8-iso-prostaglandin-F2α (8-iso-PGF2α) and malondialdehyde (MDA).

Results: The concentration of both PM and total PAHs was significantly correlated with increased urinary 8-OHdG, 8-iso-PGF2α and MDA levels (all p < 0.05). The levels of 4 essential metals all showed significant exposure-response increase in urinary 8-OHdG in both current and non-current smokers (all p < 0.05); ambient selenium, cobalt and zinc were found to be significantly correlated with urinary 8-iso-PGF2α (p = 0.002, 0.003, 0.01, respectively); only selenium and cobalt were significantly correlated with urinary MDA (p < 0.001, 0.01, respectively). Furthermore, we found each one-unit increase in urinary total OH-PAHs generated a 0.32 increase in urinary 8-OHdG, a 0.22 increase in urinary 8-iso-PGF2α and a 0.19 increase in urinary MDA (all p < 0.001). Furthermore, it was found that the level of 12 urinary metals all showed significant and positive correlations with three oxidative stress biomarkers in all subjects (all p < 0.001).

Conclusions: Our systematic molecular epidemiological study showed that particulate matter components could induce increased oxidative stress on DNA and lipid. It may be more important to monitor and control the harmful compositions in PM rather than overall particulate mass.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106341DOI Listing
February 2021

Emodin attenuates silica-induced lung injury by inhibition of inflammation, apoptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

Authors:
Xinru Pang Linlin Shao Xiaojuan Nie Haiyue Yan Chao Li Abrey J Yeo Martin F Lavin Qing Xia Hua Shao Gongchang Yu Qiang Jia Cheng Peng

Int Immunopharmacol 2021 Feb 23;91:107277. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address:

Silicosis is a fatal pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, and characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the lung, with no effective treatment to date. Here we investigate the effect of emodin, an anthraquinone derivative isolated from rhubarb using a mouse silicosis model and in vitro cultured human macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells. Results from histological examination indicated that emodin reduced the degree of alveolitis and fibrosis in the lungs of mice exposed to silica particles. We also demonstrated that emodin effectively inhibited the phosphorylation of Smad3 and NF-κB and reduced the levels of inflammatory factors in the lung tissue of mice treated with silica particles. In addition, we found that emodin inhibited apoptosis and demonstrated an anti-fibrotic effect by down-regulating the pro-apoptotic protein Bax and up-regulating the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Furthermore, emodin increased E-cadherin levels, reduced the expression of Vimentin, α-SMA and Col-I, as well as pro-inflammatory factors TGF-β1, TNF-α and IL-1β in vivo and in vitro. These results suggested that emodin can regulate epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through the inhibition of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway and the NF-κB signaling pathway to prevent alveolar inflammation and apoptotic process. Overall, this study showed that emodin can alleviate pulmonary fibrosis in silicosis through regulating the inflammatory response and fibrotic process at multiple levels.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107277DOI Listing
February 2021

Event-Based Tracking Consensus for Multiagent Systems With Volatile Control Gain.

Authors:
Qiang Jia Wallace K S Tang

IEEE Trans Cybern 2020 Dec 22;PP. Epub 2020 Dec 22.

This work investigates the tracking consensus problem of multiagent systems over directed networks, where the control gains follow certain volatile patterns. Some event-based consensus protocols are formulated so as to reduce the redundant execution of control. By using an extended differential inequality with a time-dependent coefficient, criteria for tracking consensus under time- and state-dependent triggering conditions are constructed, respectively. It is proved that the time average of the control gain, together with the agent dynamics, network topology, and triggering conditions, governs the consensus despite the fluctuation of control gain. The derived theorem can be utilized to ensure consensus with intermittent strategies aiming to lessen the burden in communications, including aperiodic on-off control with periodic perturbation and pulse-modulated on-off control. Unlike existing works, the requirement of a positive lower bound of control ratios is removed and, thus, a wide range of control gain patterns is possible, signifying higher flexibility in intermittent policy design. Finally, numerical examples are provided to further illustrate the theoretical results.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2020.3027039DOI Listing
December 2020

Prognostic value and dynamics of antithyroglobulin antibodies for differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Authors:
Danyang Sun Xiangqian Zheng Xianghui He Chao Huang Qiang Jia Jian Tan Wei Zheng Ning Li Peng Wang Renfei Wang Ming Liu Li Zhao Shukai Yuan Zhaowei Meng Yaguang Fan

Biomark Med 2020 12;14(18):1683-1692

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis & Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.

The clinical value of antithyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) as a tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is still controversial. We studied 110 TgAb positive DTC patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and I therapies. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to analyze the association between prognostic factors and disease outcomes. Pre-ablation TgAb levels and the changes of TgAb in 6-12 months after the first I therapy were risk factors for disease outcome in patients younger than 55, while extrathyroid extension was a risk factor in patients older than 55. The median TgAb half-life was 7.7 months and the median time for TgAb positivity to become negative was 15.8 months. The dynamics of TgAb within the first year after remnant ablation could predict disease outcome for DTC patients.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/bmm-2019-0432DOI Listing
December 2020

Clinical significance of CC16 and IL-12 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of various stages of silicosis.

Authors:
Suhua Zhang Qiang Jia Junhua Song Qitao Tan Gongchang Yu Xinfeng Guo Hongxiang Zhang

Ann Palliat Med 2020 Nov;9(6):3848-3856

Department of Laboratory, Zibo Prevention and Treatment Hospital for Occupational Diseases, Zibo, China.

Background: Identification of novel biomarkers for silicosis could be helpful for disease diagnosis and pathophysiological mechanism exploration. Our study aims to investigate the Clara cell secretory 16-kd protein (CC16) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with silicosis at various stages.

Methods: The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) double antibody sandwich method was used to determine the CC16 and IL-12 in BALF levels from 79 patients with silicosis of various stages. Correlation analyses were performed between CC16 and IL-12 levels, and lung function and cytological counts in patients with silicosis at various stages.

Results: There were no significant differences in the BALF recovery volume, the number of cells, percentages of macrophages and lymphocytes in the alveolar lavage fluid of patients with silicosis in different stages (P>0.05); the percentage of neutrophils in stage I and stage II were higher than the control group (P<0.05) with statistically significant differences. The CC16 in BALF levels in stage I and II silicosis groups lower than the control group and stage III silicosis group with statistically significant differences (P<0.05), whereas CC16 levels in stage II silicosis group are higher than the stage I group (P<0.01). The IL-12 levels were higher than the control group (P<0.01), and the IL-12 levels in stage II and III silicosis group was higher than the stage I silicosis group (P<0.01). With the increase of the length of dust service, the CC16 and IL-12 levels decreased and showed a positive correlation between these indexes (correlation coefficient r=0.559, P<0.01). In addition, CC16 silicosis patient levels were positively correlated with FEV1/FVC and VCmax (r=0.242, 0.257; both P<0.05); IL-12 levels were negatively correlated with FEV1 and VC max (r=-0.250, -0.483; both P<0.05).

Conclusions: The CC16 and IL-12 levels may have a specific reference value for the early diagnosis of silicosis and the assessment of lung function.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/apm-20-1838DOI Listing
November 2020

Toluene diisocyanate-induced inflammation and airway remodeling involves autophagy in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Authors:
Bo Jiao Yujun Chen Yuting Yang Linlin Sai Gongchang Yu Cunxiang Bo Yu Zhang Cheng Peng Qiang Jia Hua Shao

Toxicol In Vitro 2021 Feb 27;70:105040. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China.

Toluene-diisocyanate (TDI) is one of the main causes of occupational asthma. To study the role of autophagy in TDI-induced airway inflammation and airway remodeling in bronchial airway epithelial (16HBE) cells. We treated 16HBE cells with TDI-human serum albumin (TDI-HSA) conjugate to observe reactive oxygen species (ROS) release, autophagy activation, airway inflammation and airway remodeling. 3-Methyladenine (3-MA) and Rapamycin (Rapa) intervention were used to explore the effects of autophagy on inflammatory response and protein expression related to airway remodeling in 16HBE cells treated with TDI-HSA. Experimental results suggested that various concentrations of TDI-HSA (0, 40, 80 and 120 μg/mL) increased the release of ROS and the expression of Nrf2, activated autophagy and increased the expression of AMPK, Beclin-1, LC3 and decreased the expression of p62, promoted the levels of IL-5, IL-6 and IL-8 in 16HBE cells. Results also showed that E-cadherin expression decreased but an increase was observed in α-SMA and MMP-9 in the TDI-HSA group. The treatment of TDI-HSA combined with Rapa aggravated the above reaction whereas the inverse was true for TDI-HSA combined with 3-MA. These results indicated that autophagy is involved in TDI-induced airway inflammation and airway remodeling as a positive regulatory mechanism, inhibiting autophagy can significantly alleviate the TDI-induced inflammatory response and attenuate airway remodeling protein expression in 16HBE cells.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2020.105040DOI Listing
February 2021

Comparative proteomic analysis of silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats based on tandem mass tag (TMT) quantitation technology.

Authors:
Cunxiang Bo Xiao Geng Juan Zhang Linlin Sai Yu Zhang Gongchang Yu Zhenling Zhang Kai Liu Zhongjun Du Cheng Peng Qiang Jia Hua Shao

PLoS One 2020 29;15(10):e0241310. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China.

Silicosis is a systemic disease characterized by chronic persistent inflammation and incurable pulmonary fibrosis with the underlying molecular mechanisms to be fully elucidated. In this study, we employed tandem mass tag (TMT) based on quantitative proteomics technology to detect differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in lung tissues of silica-exposed rats. A total of 285 DEPs (145 upregulated and 140 downregulated) were identified. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were performed to predict the biological pathway and functional classification of the proteins. Results showed that these DEPs were mainly enriched in the phagosome, lysosome function, complement and the coagulation cascade, glutathione metabolism, focal adhesion and ECM-receptor interactions. To validate the proteomics data, we selected and analyzed the expression trends of six proteins including CD14, PSAP, GM2A, COL1A1, ITGA8 and CLDN5 using parallel reaction monitoring (PRM). The consistent result between PRM and TMT indicated the reliability of our proteomic data. These findings will help to reveal the pathogenesis of silicosis and provide potential therapeutic targets. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD020625.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7595299PMC
December 2020

Genistein ameliorates inflammation and insulin resistance through mediation of gut microbiota composition in type 2 diabetic mice.

Authors:
Rui Yang Qiang Jia Shomaila Mehmood Shanfeng Ma Xiaofen Liu

Eur J Nutr 2020 Oct 17. Epub 2020 Oct 17.

Department of Physiology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233030, China.

Purpose: Genistein (GEN) has been reported to have diverse biological activities, including antioxidant, hypolipidemic, and antidiabetic effects. This study investigated whether the ameliorative effects of GEN on inflammation and insulin resistance were associated with the modulation of gut microbiota composition in type 2 diabetic (T2D) mice.

Methods: C57BL/6J mice were treated with a high-fat diet/streptozotocin to induce T2D and then gavaged with GEN (20 and 40 mg/kg) for 8 weeks. Then, oral glucose tolerance, fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, glucagon, lipid profiles, and pro-inflammatory factors were measured. After this, hepatic function and histopathological analysis and inflammation-related indices of the liver and colon were determined, along with short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and gut microbiota composition.

Results: GEN treatment decreased hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and serum pro-inflammatory factor levels and attenuated hepatic dysfunction, pathological changes, inflammation-related protein expression, and hepatocyte apoptosis. It also ameliorated colonic pathological changes, tight junction-associated protein expression, and pro-inflammatory factor increases. Furthermore, high-dose GEN treatment increased the concentrations of SCFAs and down-regulated the ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes and the abundance of Proteobacteria at the phylum level. However, GEN increased the abundances of Bacteroides and Prevotella and decreased the levels of Helicobacter and Ruminococcus at the genus level in T2D mice.

Conclusion: GEN showed ameliorative effects on glucose and lipid dysmetabolism and hepatic and colonic dysfunction; most importantly, GEN could ameliorate inflammation and insulin resistance through modulation of gut microbiota composition.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02403-0DOI Listing
October 2020

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in particulate matter and serum club cell secretory protein change among schoolchildren: A molecular epidemiology study.

Authors:
Ting Wang Yanhua Wang Mengmeng Xu Zhenjie Wang Nan Wu Fang Qi Jiayang Song Yufei Dai Huanqiang Wang Xin Sun Sheng Gao Wenrui Wang Yanbo Li Rui Chen Zhiwei Sun Qiang Jia Xinwei Li Huawei Duan Zhong Liu

Environ Res 2021 Jan 8;192:110300. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

Jinan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China. Electronic address:

Airborne particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture containing various kinds of harmful components. Exposure to air PM is associated with childhood respiratory disease, but epidemiological data are limited concerning the circulating respiratory injury protein on the etiology of childhood respiratory disease. Specifically, the role of PM toxic components or its biological effective dose (adduct) in respiratory injury remains unclear. To demonstrate the dose-response relationship and the main mechanism on circulating club cell secretory protein (CC16) from PM compositions among children, we enrolled 273 boarding schoolchildren in China, including 110 and 163 children of whom were in the low- and high-PM exposed areas, respectively. In this study, we measured the internal exposure levels, including serum polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) adduct, urinary metals, and AhR expression, and detected the serum CC16 level as a lung injury marker. Environmental tobacco exposure in children was assessed by urinary cotinine. We found that significantly higher levels of serum CC16, benzo[a]pyridin-7,8-dihydroglycol-9,10-epoxide (BPDE)-albumin adduct, urinary molybdenum, selenium, arsenic, cadmium and barium, and lower level of AhR expression in high-PM exposed group. There was a good association between serum BPDE-albumin adduct and CC16 (β = 0.222, P = 0.006). There was no association on urinary metals and serum CC16. BPDE-albumin adduct was directly associated with serum CC16 alternation [direct effect = 0.2044, 95% confidence interval (CI) = (0.0426, 0.36)]. PM could cause serum CC16 increased in children. PAH and its adduct might play a key role in lung injury during PM exposure.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110300DOI Listing
January 2021

Blood prognostic predictors of treatment response for patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

Authors:
Xiangxiang Liu Zhongke Huang Xianghui He Xiangqian Zheng Qiang Jia Jian Tan Yaguang Fan Cen Lou Zhaowei Meng

Biosci Rep 2020 10;40(10)

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P.R. China.

Background: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a very common malignant disease with high morbidity. We needed some pretreatment indicators to help us predict prognosis and guide treatment. We conducted a study about some pretreatment prognostic indicators.

Methods: This clinical study recruited 705 postoperative PTC patients (211 males, 494 females). Clinical data before radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment were collected. Patients' response to therapy were classified into two categories: 'Good Prognosis Group' (GPG) and 'Poor Prognosis Group' (PPG), according to '2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines'. Differences of indicators between different prognosis groups were compared. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated by univariate/multiple binary logistic regression models. Difference of body mass index (BMI) changes before and after RAI treatment between different prognosis groups was also compared.

Results: A total of 546 (77.45%) belonged to GPG, and 159 (22.55%) belonged to PPG. Platelet (PLT), neutrophil (NEUT), PLT subgroups, and combination of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and BMI (COR-BMI) were different between two prognosis groups. The significance of the difference between the two groups of BMI disappeared after the Bonferroni correction. PLT and PLT subgroups had detrimental effects on the risk of PPG; T stage had a positive effect on the risk of PPG. PLT subgroup showed a detrimental effect on the risk of PPG when we included additional covariates.

Conclusions: We found that lower pretreatment PLT levels may indicate a poor prognosis for PTC. The relationship between platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and radiation sensitivity may be the key to this association.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BSR20202544DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578621PMC
October 2020

In Situ Fabrication of a Uniform Co-MOF Shell Coordinated with CoNiO to Enhance the Energy Storage Capability of NiCo-LDH via Vapor-Phase Growth.

Authors:
Lihua Wang Dedong Jia Lijun Yue Kun Zheng Aitang Zhang Qiang Jia Jingquan Liu

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020 Oct 8;12(42):47526-47538. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

College of Material Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China.

NiCo-layered double hydroxide (LDH) has attracted increasing attention in recent years for application in supercapacitors (SCs) owing to its high redox activity and intercalating capability. However, the pristine NiCo-LDH is unable to reach theoretical specific capacitance and satisfying rate capability due to the limited electroactive species and a low ion diffusion rate. Here, we demonstrate novel vertically aligned nanosheet arrays of cobalt metal-organic framework (Co-MOF)@CoNiO core-shell composites constructed by the in situ grown Co-MOF shell with a uniform and controlled thickness on the CoNiO core via a vapor-phase approach. Owing to the intimate contact and synergistic effect between the Co-MOF shell and the CoNiO core, the as-synthesized Co-MOF@CoNiO displays a high specific capacitance of about 571 F g, which is significantly higher than the pristine NiCo-LDH electrode (380 F g). Moreover, the capacitive properties of Co-MOF@CoNiO can be further boosted to 757.2 F g after cyclic voltammetry oxidation. The easy preparation and high electrochemical performance of the Co-MOF@CoNiO composite make it a potential material for SC application. These findings may inspire the exploration and construction of other MOF shell coating metal oxide from various nanostructured LDHs for varied applications. In addition, the as-assembled EO-Co-MOF@CoNiO/carbon cloth (CC)//activated carbon (AC) device can achieve a high capacitance of 87.67 F g. Meanwhile, the asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device exhibits a high energy density of 27.4 Wh kg at a power density of 750 W kg.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c12759DOI Listing
October 2020

Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in testis of male rat exposed to chlorpyrifos.

Authors:
Linlin Sai Qiang Jia Yecui Zhang Ru Han Xiao Geng Gongchang Yu Shumin Li Hua Shao Yuxin Zheng Cheng Peng

Toxicol Res (Camb) 2020 Jul 4;9(4):509-518. Epub 2020 Aug 4.

Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia.

In our previous study, we found that subchronic exposure of chlorpyrifos (CPF) can cause reproductive damage in male rats. However, the mechanisms underlying the reproductive effects of CPF are not well understood. DNA methylation is essential for epigenetic gene regulation in development and disease. Therefore, we aim to compare DNA methylation profiles between controls and CPF-treated rats in order to identify the epigenetic mechanism of male reproductive toxicity induced by CPF. Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation with high-throughput sequencing (MeDIP-seq) was used to investigate the genome-wide DNA methylation pattern in testes of control and CPF-treated rats for 90 days. We identified 27 019 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) (14 150 upmethylated and 12 869 downmethylated) between CPF-exposed and control groups. The DMR-related genes are mainly involved in 113 pathways predicted by Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis. The result showed that high methylation gene PIK3CD may play a key role in epigenetic regulation of multiple pathways, such as Ras signaling pathway, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications, HIF-1 signaling pathway, VEGF signaling pathway, and glioma and Fc epsilon RI signaling pathway in rats exposed to CPF. Our study provides significant explanations for the epigenetic mechanism of male reproductive toxicology induced by CPF.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467273PMC
July 2020

Restored microRNA-133a-3p or Depleted PSAT1 Restrains Endothelial Cell Damage-Induced Intracranial Aneurysm Via Suppressing the GSK3β/β-Catenin Pathway.

Authors:
Qiang Jia Shixin Yan Jie Huang Shixin Xu

Nanoscale Res Lett 2020 Sep 9;15(1):177. Epub 2020 Sep 9.

Clinical Laboratory, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 314 An shan xin Road, Nan Kai District, Tianjin, 300000, Tianjin, China.

It is unclear about the functional role of microRNA-133a-3p (miR-133a-3p) in intracranial aneurysm (IA). Hence, the aim of the present study was to investigate the regulatory role of miR-133a-3p on the regulation of vascular endothelial injury-induced IA through phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 (PSAT1)/glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β)/β-catenin signaling pathway. Normal intracranial arteriole tissues and IA tissues were gathered from patients with brain trauma and IA. The expression of miR-133a-3p, PSAT1, GSK3β, and β-catenin in tissues was determined by RT-qPCR and western blot analysis. The endothelial cells (ECs) of the human IA were cultured and treated with miR-133a-3p mimic and si-PSAT1 to determine their functions in endothelial cell migration, apoptosis, and proliferation. The expression of miR-133a-3p, PSAT1, GSK3β, β-catenin, Ki-67, CyclinD1, Bax, and Bcl-2 in ECs were tested by RT-qPCR or western blot analysis. Moreover, IA rat model was established to detect the pathological changes and the expression of miR-133a-3p, PSAT1, GSK3β, β-catenin, VEGF, and MMP-9 in IA tissues in vivo. Expression of miR-133a-3p was related to the number and size of IA. MiR-133a-3p expression was deceased and the PSAT1, GSK3β, and β-catenin expression was raised in IA. Restored miR-133a-3p and depleted PSAT1 alleviated the pathological change; reduced PSAT1, GSK3β, and β-catenin expression in IA; suppressed apoptosis and advanced proliferation and migration of IA ECs, as well as reduced VEGF and MMP-9 expression in IA tissues in vivo. Our study suggests that overexpression of miR-133a-3p or downregulation of PSAT1 restrains endothelial cell damage and advances endothelial cell proliferation via inhibiting the GSK3β/β-catenin pathway in IA. MiR-133a-3p might be a potential candidate marker and therapeutic target for IA.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7479668PMC
September 2020

Single-Agent Versus Double-Agent Chemotherapy in Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Phase II Clinical Trial.

Authors:
Zhenhuan Zhao Yixue Wen Dongbiao Liao Jidong Miao Yan Gui Hongwei Cai Yang Chen Min Wei Qiang Jia Honggang Tian Mingqiang Sun Yu Zhang Gang Feng Xiaobo Du

Oncologist 2020 12 28;25(12):e1900-e1908. Epub 2020 Sep 28.

Department of Oncology, Mianyang Central Hospital, Mianyang, People's Republic of China.

Lessons Learned: The efficacy of single-agent chemotherapy was not significantly different from that of double-agent chemotherapy in concurrent chemoradiotherapy for inoperable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Single-agent concurrent chemoradiotherapy had lower gastrointestinal and hematologic toxicity. Overall survival and progression-free survival were not significantly different between single- and double-agent concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Background: This multicenter, randomized, phase II trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of single-agent concurrent chemoradiotherapy using the oral fluoropyrimidine S-1 with those of double-agent concurrent chemoradiotherapy using S-1 and cisplatin in patients with inoperable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods: Patients with inoperable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (clinical stages I to III) were randomly allocated to the single-agent group (S-1) or the double-agent group (S-1/cisplatin). The concurrent intensity-modulated radiation therapy plan was similar for both groups: planning target volume 1.8 Gy/f*30-33f and planning gross target volume of 2 Gy/f*30-33f. The primary outcome measure was the endoscopic complete response rate.

Results: Of the 105 patients randomized, 89 were assessable. The endoscopic complete response rate was 46.9% (23/49) in the single-agent group and 52.5% (21/40) in double-agent group. The median progression-free survival within a median follow-up of 23 months was 20 and 21 months, respectively. The median overall survival was 26 months and not reached, respectively. Grade 3 hematological toxicities occurred in 4.1% and 27.5% of the patients in the single- and the double-agent group, respectively.

Conclusion: Single-agent chemotherapy in concurrent chemoradiotherapy for inoperable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma has good efficacy and safety, thus warranting a phase III trial.
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December 2020

Favorable Amorphous-Crystalline Iron Oxyhydroxide Phase Boundaries for Boosted Alkaline Water Oxidation.

Authors:
Yanling Qiu Qiang Jia Shihai Yan Bingping Liu Jingquan Liu Xuqiang Ji

ChemSusChem 2020 Sep 19;13(18):4911-4915. Epub 2020 Aug 19.

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, P. R. China.

Interface engineering has proven an effective strategy for designing high-performance water-oxidation catalysts. Interface construction combining the respective advantages of amorphous and crystalline phases, especially embedding amorphous phases in crystalline lattices, has been the focus of intensive research. This study concerns the construction of an amorphous-crystalline FeOOH phase boundary (a-c-FeOOH) by structural evolution of iron oxyhydroxide-isolated Fe(OH) precursors from one-step hydrothermal synthesis. a-c-FeOOH demonstrates superb electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with overpotential of 330 mV to drive a current density of 300 mA cm in 1.0 m KOH, which is among the best OER catalysts and much better than the pristine amorphous or crystalline FeOOH alone. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the high-density a-c phase boundaries play a critical role in determining high OER activity.
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September 2020

Serum biomarkers for thyroid cancer.

Authors:
Qian Xiao Qiang Jia Jian Tan Zhaowei Meng

Biomark Med 2020 06 17;14(9):807-815. Epub 2020 Jul 17.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China.

The high prevalence of thyroid cancer requires a reliable serum biomarker for diagnosis and prognostic monitoring. Serum thyroglobulin has been established as the primary postoperative and postablative monitoring biomarker for this malignancy. However, the presence of thyroglobulin antibody imposes a significant interference on its overall management, which cannot be diminished by currently available assays. Trends on the level of the thyroglobulin antibody during follow-up is considered as a surrogate biomarker, but controversy exists. A variety of alternative biomarkers are being proposed and investigated, nevertheless, clinical trials and prospective validations are needed before they can be regarded as clinically viable serum parameters for thyroid cancer.
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June 2020

Integration of molecular networking and fingerprint analysis for studying constituents in Microctis Folium.

Authors:
Yang Bai Qiang Jia Weiwei Su Zenghao Yan Wenhui Situ Xiang He Wei Peng Hongliang Yao

PLoS One 2020 7;15(7):e0235533. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Guangdong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Reevaluation of Post-Market Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Microctis Folium is the dried leaves of a plant (Microcos paniculata L.) used to improve the digestive system, alleviate diarrhoea, and relieve fever, but information regarding its chemical composition has rarely been reported. The traditional research approach of determining chemical composition has included isolating, purifying, and identifying compounds with high-cost and time-consuming processes. In this study, molecular networking (MN) and fingerprint analysis were integrated as a comprehensive approach to study the chemical composition of Microctis Folium by an ultra fast liquid chromatography-photo diode array detector-triple-time of flight-tandem mass spectrometry (UFLC-DAD-Triple TOF-MS/MS). Large numbers of mass spectrometric data were processed to identify constituents, and the identified compounds and their unknown analogues were comprehensively depicted as visualized figures comprising distinct families by MN. A validated fingerprint methodology was established to quantitatively determine compounds in Microctis Folium. Ultimately, 165 constituents were identified in Microctis Folium for the first time and the identified compounds and approximately five hundred unknown analogues were applied to create visualized figures by MN, indicating compound groups and their chemical structure analogues in Microctis Folium. The validated fingerprint methodology was indicated to be specific, repeatable, precise, and stable and was used to determine 15 batches of samples during three seasons in three districts. Furthermore, seasonal or geographic environmental influences on the chemical profile were estimated by principal coordinate analysis. The results can be used to control the quality of Microctis Folium, observe seasonal or geographic environmental influences on the chemical profiles, and provide a reference for further exploitation of potential active unknown analogues in the future.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7340309PMC
September 2020

Huangbai Liniment Accelerated Wound Healing by Activating Nrf2 Signaling in Diabetes.

Authors:
Jingjing Zhang Rui Zhou Changpei Xiang Qiang Jia Hongwei Wu Hongjun Yang

Oxid Med Cell Longev 2020 23;2020:4951820. Epub 2020 May 23.

Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.

As a serious complication of diabetes, nonhealing skin ulcer leads to high mortality and disability in diabetic patients. However, limited therapy is available in managing diabetic wounds. In this study, RNA-seq technology was used to systematically investigate the effect of Huangbai (HB) liniment, a traditional Chinese medicine, on the streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced diabetic wound. HB liniment significantly accelerated the wound closure and enhanced the generation of extracellular matrix in diabetic rats, and oxidative stress was identified to play a vital role in HB-mediated wound healing. Importantly, HB liniment activated nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2) and its downstream antioxidant genes (e.g., genes involved in glutathione system, thioredoxin system, and GAPDH generation as well as other antioxidant genes), which inhibited oxidative damage and apoptosis. By associating drug targets of HB liniment with Nrf2 and its downstream genes, 54 components in HB liniment were screened out, and the majority was from Cortex Phellodendri and Forsythia suspensa. Additionally, HB liniment enhanced TGF-1 and reduced MMP9 level, accelerating wound healing in diabetes. The experiment showed HB facilitated cell proliferation and inhibited oxidative damage in high glucose-induced HaCaT cells. Our findings provided the experimental evidence for the treatment of diabetic wound with HB, clarified the potential mechanism of HB, and improved our understanding of diabetic wound healing.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7271242PMC
January 2021

Clinical diagnostic performance of a fully automated TSI immunoassay vs. that of an automated anti‑TSHR immunoassay for Graves' disease: a Chinese multicenter study.

Authors:
Xinqi Cheng Xiaofeng Chai Chaochao Ma Qiang Jia Honggang Zhao Zuoliang Dong Zuncheng Zhang Yingying Hu Ailing Song Guohua Yang Ling Qiu Xiaolan Lian

Endocrine 2021 Jan 19;71(1):139-148. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, 100730, China.

Background: Both thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins immunoassay (TSI IA) and thyrotrophin receptor antibody immunoassay (TRAb IA) are commonly used for the diagnosis of Graves' disease (GD). The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical diagnostic performance of these two methods.

Methods: Sera were obtained from 1103 subjects presenting a variety of clinical conditions from three centers: 100 subjects with untreated GD, 200 with treated GD, 62 with autoimmune thyroid disease(AIT), 216 with other thyroid diseases (OTHER-T), 214 with non-thyroid autoimmune diseases (NTAD), 191 with other diseases (OD), and 120 healthy subjects (HS). Both TSI and TRAb IAs were performed for all 1013 serum samples. Bioassay was performed for 86 samples whose TSI results were inconsistent the TRAb assay results.

Results: Comparing untreated GD patients with the control groups (AIT, NTAD, OTHER-T, OD, and HS) resulted in an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.992 for the TSI IA and 0.989 for the TRAb IA with no statistically significant difference observed between these AUC values (P = 0.2733). The best TSI CDP (clinical decision point) value was 0.42 IU/L. The differences in sensitivity (100% vs. 95%, P = 0.7991) and specificity (97.1% vs. 97.6%, P = 0.9426) between the TSI and TRAb IA were not statistically significant. TSI IA had a higher agreement with the TSI bioassay than TRAb IA.

Conclusion: The clinical diagnostic performance of the TSI IA for diagnosing Graves' disease was very similar to that of the TRAb IA. TSI IA can be used to diagnose GD in the Chinese.
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January 2021

Protective effect of exogenous hydrogen sulfide on diaphragm muscle fibrosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Authors:
Rui Yang Qiang Jia Yan Li Shomaila Mehmood

Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2020 08 3;245(14):1280-1289. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China.

Impact Statement: Diabetes mellitus is a group of chronic metabolic disorders, which causes serious damage to a variety of organs, such as the retina, heart, and skeletal muscle. The diaphragm is an important skeletal muscle involved in respiration in mammals. Fibrosis of the diaphragm muscle affects its contractility, which in turn impairs respiratory function. Accumulating evidence suggests that exogenous hydrogen sulfide (HS) exhibits anti-fibrotic activity in diabetes mellitus, but whether and how HS exerts this anti-fibrotic effect in the diabetic diaphragm remains unclear. The current work for the first time reveals that exogenous HS attenuates hyperglycemia-induced fibrosis of the diaphragm muscle and strengthens diaphragmatic biomechanical properties in diabetes mellitus, and the mechanism may involve the alleviation of collagen deposition by suppression of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein (NLRP) 3 inflammasome-mediated inflammatory reaction. Therefore, HS supplementation could be used as an efficient targeted therapy against the NLRP3 inflammasome in the diabetic diaphragm.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7437368PMC
August 2020

Master-Slave Synchronization of Delayed Neural Networks With Time-Varying Control.

Authors:
Qiang Jia Eric S Mwanandiye Wallace K S Tang

IEEE Trans Neural Netw Learn Syst 2020 Jun 1;PP. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

This brief investigates the master-slave synchronization problem of delayed neural networks with general time-varying control. Assuming a linear feedback controller with time-varying control gain, the synchronization problem is recast into the stability problem of a delayed system with a time-varying coefficient. The main theorem is established in terms of the time average of the control gain by using the Lyapunov-Razumikhin theorem. Moreover, the proposed framework encompasses some general intermittent control schemes, such as the switched control gain with external disturbance and intermittent control with pulse-modulated gain function, while some useful corollaries are consequently deduced. Interestingly, our theorem also provides a solution for regaining stability under control failure. The validity of the theorem and corollaries is further demonstrated with numerical examples.
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June 2020

Ti-Mesh supported porous CoS nanosheet self-interconnected networks with high oxidation states for efficient hydrogen production via urea electrolysis.

Authors:
Yu Jiang Shanshan Gao Jinling Liu Gongchen Xu Qiang Jia Fushan Chen Xiaoming Song

Nanoscale 2020 Jun;12(21):11573-11581

Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042, Qingdao, P. R. China.

The urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is an ideal alternative to the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) towards energy efficient hydrogen production. However developing Earth-abundant electrocatalysts for urea oxidation and hydrogen generation still remains a big challenge. Herein, porous CoS2 nanosheet self-interconnected networks with high oxidation states located on a Ti-mesh (P-CoS2/Ti) are synthesized and can act as a high activity catalyst for both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). In this literature, we report a very interesting phenomenon that cobalt hydroxide with different chemical compositions and crystal structures can be synthesized by adjusting the concentration of NaOH during the etching process. Moreover, porous CoS2 nanosheets with different crystallite sizes can be synthesized by adjusting the sulfuration temperature. P-CoS2/Ti presents outstanding catalytic performance with an overpotential of 91 mV to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for the HER, and it gives an anode potential of 1.243 V vs. RHE at 10 mA cm-2 for the UOR. A two-electrode electrolyser is used to validate the catalyst performance, and the P-CoS2/Ti||P-CoS2/Ti electrode is capable of producing a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a cell potential of only 1.375 V, demonstrating its potential feasibility in the practical application of efficient hydrogen production.
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June 2020

The impact of radioactive iodine treatment on survival among papillary thyroid cancer patients according to the 7th and 8th editions of the AJCC/TNM staging system: a SEER-based study.

Authors:
Xiangxiang Liu Yaguang Fan Yuanchao Liu Xianghui He Xiangqian Zheng Jian Tan Qiang Jia Zhaowei Meng

Updates Surg 2020 Sep 27;72(3):871-884. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Anshan Road No. 154, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China.

Papillary thyroid cancer is a very common endocrine malignancy. The 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) staging system introduced major changes. We conducted this retrospective cohort analysis to assess the benefits of radioactive iodine (RAI) according to different stratification of patients. The source of the data was the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. From 2006 to 2015, patients with papillary thyroid cancer were included in our study. The interactions between different variables and RAI treatment were tested by multivariate Cox regression models to compare the survival differences according to RAI treatment between the patients assessed with the 7th and 8th edition of the AJCC/TNM staging system. The results of the interaction analysis and group comparisons indicated that the effects of RAI treatment on patients staged with the 7th and 8th editions were similar. Patients with early Stage, early T stage, N0 and subtotal or near total thyroidectomy benefited greatly from RAI treatment. Patients with Stage III according to the 8th edition benefited less from RAI than patients with Stage III according to the 7th edition. Patients with T1a benefited from RAI but benefited less than patients with other T stages. Patients with T3a benefited more from RAI than those with T3b. According to the 8th edition, Stage III/IV more accurately differentiates patients with advanced stage disease. These patients benefitted less from RAI treatment, which may be due to the relatively weaker iodine uptake by tumor cells. T1a patients benefitted less than patients with other T stages. The difference in RAI benefit between patients with T3a and T3b is a novel finding in our study.
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September 2020

Epimedium Polysaccharide Ameliorates Benzene-Induced Aplastic Anemia in Mice.

Authors:
Jin He Ru Han Gongchang Yu Martin F Lavin Qiang Jia Ping Cui Cheng Peng

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2020 19;2020:5637507. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong, China.

Benzene (BZ) is an important occupational and environmental pollutant. Exposure to BZ may cause aplastic anemia which is characterized as bone marrow hematopoietic failure. In order to reduce the harmful effects of this pollutant, it is necessary to identify additional preventative measures. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of epimedium polysaccharide (EPS), a natural compound with antioxidant and immune-enhancing potency, on aplastic anemia induced by benzene exposure in mice. Male CD-1 mice were randomly divided into five groups including control, BZ (880 mg/kg), LE (EPS low-dose, 20 mg/kg + BZ), ME (EPS middle-dose, 100 mg/kg + BZ), and HE (EPS high-dose, 200 mg/kg + BZ) groups. Animals were exposed to BZ by subcutaneous injection in the presence or absence of EPS via oral administration. All mice were treated 3 times a week for 8 consecutive weeks to develop a mouse model of benzene-induced aplastic anemia (BIAA). Results showed that BZ induced a significant decrease in both white and red blood cells, platelet counts, and hemoglobin level compared with that in the control group ( < 0.01). Treatment of EPS led to a protective effect against these changes particularly in the highest-dose group (HE, < 0.01). EPS also recovered the decreased number of nucleated cells in peripheral blood cell smears and femur biopsies by BZ exposure. The increased level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) in mice from the BZ group was significantly lower ( < 0.01) in the mice from the highest concentration of EPS (HE) group when compared with that from the control group. In addition, BZ exposure led to a significant increase in the apoptosis rate in BMMNCs which was prevented by EPS in a dose-dependent manner ( < 0.01). The antiapoptosis effect of EPS was through reversing apoptotic proteins such as BAX, Caspase-9 and Caspase-3, and Bcl-2. Finally, EPS treatment partially restored the levels of T cells and the different subtypes except CD80 and CD86 compared with the BZ group (HE, < 0.05). These results suggest that EPS has protective effects against BIAA via antioxidative stress, immune modulation, and antiapoptosis mechanisms.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106868PMC
March 2020

Sintering Mechanism of a Supersaturated Ag-Cu Nanoalloy Film for Power Electronic Packaging.

Authors:
Qiang Jia Guisheng Zou Wengan Wang Hui Ren Hongqiang Zhang Zhongyang Deng Bin Feng Lei Liu

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020 Apr 24;12(14):16743-16752. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles, combining the advantages of both Ag and Cu, are a promising material for power electronic packaging. In this work, a supersaturated Ag-7.3 wt % Cu alloy nanoparticle film was developed by using pulsed laser deposition. Unlike Cu nanoparticles, the supersaturated Ag-Cu alloy nanoparticles can conduct bonding in air without the assistance of a reduction agent. The shear strength was >20 MPa when the bonding temperature reached 300 °C, which was above the die shear standard (MIL-STD-883 K, 7.8 MPa) and compatible with the typical die attach process. The Cu separating behavior was accompanied by the bonding process at 250-400 °C, which was discussed systematically. Neck formation was delayed to about 250 °C because of the hindering effect of the thin oxide shell of the Ag-Cu alloy. The necking networks provide volume diffusion paths despite the growth of surface oxide, resulting in compact densification. The bondline under the SiC die consisted of a porous Ag-Cu alloy matrix with a dispersed secondary phase of CuO/CuO, which is supposed to have improved electrochemical migration resistance.
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April 2020

Red blood cell distribution width predicts long-term mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a retrospective database study.

Authors:
Linpei Jia Shijun Cui Jingyan Yang Qiang Jia Lixiao Hao Rufu Jia Hongliang Zhang

Sci Rep 2020 03 12;10(1):4563. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Department of Life Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shuangqing Road 83#, 100085, Beijing, China.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication in the intensive care unit (ICU), which may increase the mortality of critically ill patients. The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has proved useful as a predictor of short-term prognosis in critically ill patients with AKI. However, it remains unknown whether RDW has a prognostic value of long-term all-cause mortality in these patients. The data of 18279 critically ill patients with AKI at first-time hospital admission were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database. The tertiles of the RDW values were used to divide subjects into three groups, namely RDW < 13.6% for the low RDW group, 13.6% ≤ RDW < 15.2% for the middle RDW group and RDW ≥ 15.2% for the high RDW group. Demographic data, mortality, 4-year survival time and severity scale scores were compared among groups. The Kaplan-Meier analysis and the Cox regression analysis were performed to assess the impact of RDW on all-cause mortality in AKI patients. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was done to evaluate the prognostic value of RDW on the long-term outcome of critically ill patients with AKI. The median age of the enrolled subjects was 65.6 years. AKI patients with a higher RDW value had significantly shorter survival time and higher death rate. By the Kaplan-Meier analysis, patients in the higher RDW group presented significantly shorter survival time and higher death rate. The Cox regression model indicated RDW as an independent risk factor of all-cause mortality of AKI patients (HR 1.219, 95% CI, 1.211 to 1.228). By the ROC analysis, RDW appeared more efficient in predicting long-term prognosis as compared with conventional severity scales. The AUC of RDW (95% CI, 0.712 to 0.725) was significantly higher than other severity scale scores. In conclusion, RDW is positively correlated to survival time of 4-year follow-up in critically ill patients with AKI, and RDW is an independent prognostic factor of long-term outcomes of these patients.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61516-yDOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7067822PMC
March 2020