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Renji Hospital
Healthcare•Shanghai, China•
About: Renji Hospital is a healthcare organization based out in Shanghai, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Medicine & Biology. The organization has 1112 authors who have published 714 publications receiving 15442 citations. The organization is also known as: Rénjì Yīyuàn.
Topics: Medicine, Biology, Internal medicine, Chemistry, Cancer
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01 Oct 2014TL;DR: Western blot assay demonstrated that the tetrandrine induced apoptosis in SGC-996 cells by regulating the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax and activating the expression of cleaved caspase-3.
Abstract: Objective The aims of this study were to observe the apoptosis effects of tetrandrine on human gallbladder carcinoma cell line (SGC-996), and to explore its related mechanism. Methods First, the anti-proliferative activities of tetrandrine on SGC-996 cells were determined by using the MTT assays. Then, cell cycle changes were detected by flow cytometry analysis. The apoptosis of cells was detected by the annexin V/propidium iodide double-staining assay. Detection of mitochondrial membrane potential was used to validate the ability of tetrandrine on inducing apoptosis. Finally, the expressions of the apoptosis-related proteins (caspase-3, PARP, Bcl-2, and Bax) were analyzed by western blot. Statistical analyses were performed using the Studentâs t-test for comparison of the results obtained from cells with or without treatment of tetrandrine. Results The MTT assay revealed a significant inhibition of cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Cells treated with tetrandrine were arrested at the S phase, according to the flow cytometric analysis. Tetrandrine produced a dose-dependent increase in the apoptotic cell population compared with control cells. Tetrandrine can also affect mitochondrial function by changing the mitochondrial membrane potential. Furthermore, western blot assay demonstrated that the tetrandrine induced apoptosis in SGC-996 cells by regulating the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax and activating the expression of cleaved caspase-3. Conclusions The results indicate that tetrandrine may be a potential agent for the treatment of gallbladder carcinoma.
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TL;DR: Significantly different OT baseline concentrations and OTR expressions between fertile and infertile men strongly suggest that OT/OTR system is likely to be linked with male infertility, providing new insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of male infertility.
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To investigate the relationship between oxytocin (OT) and male infertility, serum OT baseline concentration and oxytocin receptor (OTR) gene expression in fertile and infertile men were investigated.
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TL;DR: In this article, a well-designed heterogeneous structure activated carbon (HGCAC) with graphitized carbon shell, amorphous carbon inner, and hydrophilic pores has been successfully prepared by a combined procedure of solid phase grinding, catalytic graphitization, and hydrothermal oxidation.
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TL;DR: Wireless capsule endoscopy is safe, well tolerated, and useful for identifying occult lesions of the small bowel, especially in patients who present with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Diagnostic modalities for identifying lesions within the small bowel have been quite limited. Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is a new, innovative technique that can detect very small mucosal lesions in the entire small bowel and can be used in the outpatient setting. The present study explored the diagnostic value, tolerance and safety of WCE in the identification of small bowel pathology that was not detected with conventional small bowel imaging studies.
METHODS: From May through September 2002, 15 patients with suspected small bowel diseases were prospectively examined, Of them, 12 presented with persistent obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and negative findings on upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, small bowel radiography, and bleeding-scan scintig-raphy or mesenteric angiography.
RESULTS: Wireless capsule endoscopy identified pathologic small bowel findings in 11 of the 15 patients (73%): angioectasias, Dieulafoy's lesion, polypoid lesion, submucosal mass, Crohn's disease, carcinoid tumor, lipoma, aphthous ulcer, and hemorrhagic gastritis; four of the patients had two lesions. The images displayed were considered to be good. The capsule endoscopes remained in the stomach for an average of 82 min (range 6−311 min) and the mean transit time in the small bowel was 248 min (range 104−396 min). The mean time of recording was 7 h 29 min (from 5 h to 8 h 30 min). The mean time to reach the cecum was 336 min (180−470 min). The average number of the images transmitted by the capsule was 57 919 and the average time the physician took to review the images transmitted by the capsule was 82 min (range 30−120 min). The average time of elimination of the capsule was 33 h (range 24−48 h). All 15 patients reported that the capsule was easy to swallow, painless, and preferable to conventional endoscopy. No complications were observed.
CONCLUSIONS: Wireless capsule endoscopy is safe, well tolerated, and useful for identifying occult lesions of the small bowel, especially in patients who present with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
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TL;DR: In this paper , a well-designed heterogeneous structure activated carbon (HGCAC) with graphitized carbon shell, amorphous carbon inner, and hydrophilic pores has been successfully prepared by a combined procedure of solid phase grinding, catalytic graphitization, and hydrothermal oxidation.
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Jaap Stoker | 66 | 404 | 15532 |
Nan Shen | 56 | 238 | 13592 |
Carola G. Vinuesa | 54 | 128 | 17433 |
Jing-Yuan Fang | 54 | 289 | 10826 |
Honglan Li | 53 | 199 | 8285 |
Matthew C. Cook | 43 | 119 | 9708 |
Guido N. J. Tytgat | 40 | 102 | 6175 |
Jianrong Xu | 37 | 226 | 4915 |
Eric J.H. Meuleman | 37 | 126 | 6184 |
Xiong Ma | 35 | 127 | 3587 |
Gang Huang | 34 | 116 | 3122 |
Jinke Cheng | 33 | 97 | 4120 |
Jie Xu | 32 | 83 | 3150 |
Steven R. Lindheim | 30 | 186 | 3594 |
Qiang Wu | 29 | 75 | 4203 |