Human metabolism is intricately linked to an individual’s health status. Regardless of living habits, it will be reflected in the metabolic characteristics of urine. The utilization of the 1H NMR-based metabolomics m...Human metabolism is intricately linked to an individual’s health status. Regardless of living habits, it will be reflected in the metabolic characteristics of urine. The utilization of the 1H NMR-based metabolomics method has enabled examine the metabolomic changes in urine under various physiology conditions, providing valuable insights into metabolites. In this particular study, volunteers were divided into two groups based on the strength of their spleen pulses, using the pulse diagnosis method employed in traditional Chinese medicine. Subsequently, their urine samples were analyzed, revealing notable variances in urea, creatinine, citric acid, succinic acid, trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), alanine, hippuric acid, and glycine between the two groups. Interestingly, individuals with weak spleen pulses showed significant improvements after consuming herbal tea. Furthermore, we conducted LC-MS analysis on herbal tea and performed adenosine triphosphate (ATP) activity tests on the C2C12 mouse skeletal muscle cell line. The results indicated that within a reasonable concentration range, exposure to herbal tea led to an increase in the mitochondrial ATP production capacity of C2C12 cells. These findings shed light on the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis and urine metabolites, highlighting their potential as non-invasive and straightforward health assessment indicators. They can aid in the preliminary determination of necessary dietary and lifestyle changes to enhance overall bodily health.展开更多
AIM： To investigate the symptom presentation and quality of life in obese Chinese patients with gastro- esophageal reflux disease （GERD）. MKTHODS： Data from patients diagnosed with GERD according to the Montreal d...AIM： To investigate the symptom presentation and quality of life in obese Chinese patients with gastro- esophageal reflux disease （GERD）. MKTHODS： Data from patients diagnosed with GERD according to the Montreal definition, were collected between January 2009 to March 2010. The enrolled patients were assigned to the normal [body mass in- dex （BMI） 〈 25 kg/m2], overweight （25-30 kg/m2）, and obese （BMI 〉 30 kg/m2） groups. General demographic data, endoscopic findings, and quality of life of the three groups of patients were analyzed and compared.and 15 patients were classified in the normal, over- weight, and obese, respectively. There was significantly more erosive esophagitis （73.3% vs 64.3% vs 39.2%, P = 0.002）, hiatal hernia （60% vs 33.9% vs 16.7%, P = 0.001）, and males （73.3% vs 73.2% vs 32.4%, P = 0.001） in the obese cases. The severity and frequency of heartburn, not acid regurgitation, was positively cor- related with BMI, with a significant association in men, but not in women. Obese patients were prone to have low quality of life scores, with obese women having the lowest scores for mental health. CONCLUSION： In patients with GERD, obese men had the most severe endoscopic and clinical presenta- tion. Obese women had the poorest mental health.展开更多
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory(JUNO)is a large liquid scintillator detector designed to explore many topics in fundamental physics.In this study,the potential of searching for proton decay in the p→νK...The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory(JUNO)is a large liquid scintillator detector designed to explore many topics in fundamental physics.In this study,the potential of searching for proton decay in the p→νK^(+)mode with JUNO is investigated.The kaon and its decay particles feature a clear three-fold coincidence signature that results in a high efficiency for identification.Moreover,the excellent energy resolution of JUNO permits suppression of the sizable background caused by other delayed signals.Based on these advantages,the detection efficiency for the proton decay via p→νK^(+)is 36.9%±4.9%with a background level of 0.2±0.05(syst)±0.2(stat)events after 10 years of data collection.The estimated sensitivity based on 200 kton-years of exposure is 9.6×1033 years,which is competitive with the current best limits on the proton lifetime in this channel and complements the use of different detection technologies.展开更多
AIMTo investigate the benefits of the Seattle protocol in the diagnosis of Chinese individuals with Barrett’s esophagus.METHODSSubjects enrolled were patients from one center with endoscopically-suspected esophageal ...AIMTo investigate the benefits of the Seattle protocol in the diagnosis of Chinese individuals with Barrett’s esophagus.METHODSSubjects enrolled were patients from one center with endoscopically-suspected esophageal metaplasia. These patients first received narrow-band imaging-targeted biopsy, and later, the Seattle protocol-guided biopsy, within a period from October 2012 to December 2014. Those cases without initial pathologic patterns of intestinal metaplasia （IM） and then appearance or loss of IM tissue were designated as Group A or B, respectively. Those with initial pathologic patterns ofIM, which then persisted or were lost were designated as Group C or D, respectively.RESULTSThe number of cases for each group was as follows： A： 20, B： 78, C： 31 and D： 14. The distribution of the Prague criteria M levels of Group A was significantly higher than Group B （ P = 0.174）. Among these groups, Group C had the highest proportions of hiatus hernia （54.8%）, long segment Barrett’s esophagus （29%）, and also the highest Prague criteria M levels. The sensitivity of IM detection was 69.2% for the narrow-band imaging-targeted biopsy and 78.5% for the Lee SW et al . Seattle protocol for Barrett’s esophagusSeattle protocol-guided biopsy. The difference was not signifcant （P = 0.231）. The number of detectable dysplasias increased from one case via the NBI-target biopsy to five cases via the Seattle protocol-guided biopsy, including one case of adenocarcinoma.CONCLUSIONThe Seattle protocol improved the IM detection in our subjects with higher Prague criteria M levels and disclosed more cases with dysplastic tissues.展开更多
JUNO is a multi-purpose neutrino observatory under construction in the south of China.This publication presents new sensitivity estimates for the measurement of the △m_(31)^(2),△m_(21)^(2),sin^(2)θ_(12),and sin^(2)...JUNO is a multi-purpose neutrino observatory under construction in the south of China.This publication presents new sensitivity estimates for the measurement of the △m_(31)^(2),△m_(21)^(2),sin^(2)θ_(12),and sin^(2)θ_(13) oscillation parameters using reactor antineutrinos,which is one of the primary physics goals of the experiment.The sensitivities are obtained using the best knowledge available to date on the location and overburden of the experimental site,the nuclear reactors in the surrounding area and beyond,the detector response uncertainties,and the reactor antineutrino spectral shape constraints expected from the TAO satellite detector.It is found that the △m_(21)^(2) and sin^(2)θ_(12) oscillation parameters will be determined to 0.5%precision or better in six years of data collection.In the same period,the △m_(31)^(2) parameter will be determined to about 0.2%precision for each mass ordering hypothesis.The new precision represents approximately an order of magnitude improvement over existing constraints for these three parameters.展开更多
Background and Method: Prophylatic antibiotics in cirrhotic patients with acute esophageal varices (EV) bleeding has been shown to increase survival and decrease the rate of bacterial infections and recurrent bleeding...Background and Method: Prophylatic antibiotics in cirrhotic patients with acute esophageal varices (EV) bleeding has been shown to increase survival and decrease the rate of bacterial infections and recurrent bleeding. This study aimed to compare the outcome of intravenous cefazolin, a first-generation cephalosporin, in the cirrhotic patients with EV bleeding. 92 consecutive cirrhotic patients with EV bleeding but without evidence of infection were retrospectively analyzed from December 2006 to February 2009, and 50 with cefazolin prophylaxis and 42 without antibiotic prophylaxis were enrolled in the antibiotic prophylaxis group and control group respectively. The outcomes were compared between both groups. Results: The incidence of infection was significantly lesser in the antibiotic prophylaxis group than that of the control group (6% vs. 33.3%, P prophylaxis group when compared with control group (6.6 vs. 7.8 days). Conclusion: Intravenous cefazolin can effectively reduce the rate of infection in cirrhotic patients with acute EV bleeding, but cannot significant benefit for preventing recurrent EV bleeding and mortality within 10 days after initial bleeding.展开更多
BACKGROUND Transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)is a recommended treatment for patients with intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)but with variable treatment outcomes.AIM To determine factors for predicting...BACKGROUND Transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)is a recommended treatment for patients with intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)but with variable treatment outcomes.AIM To determine factors for predicting outcomes of TACE in patients with intermediate stage B HCC.METHODS Patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer(BCLC)stage B HCC who underwent TACE as the primary treatment were enrolled at Taichung Veterans General Hospital from January 2005 to December 2009.Patients were assigned to either the objective responder(OR)group or the non-OR group according to mRECIST criteria.Clinical and radiological characteristics were compared between the 2 groups.The overall survival of enrolled subjects was analyzed.RESULTS In 128 enrolled patients,66(51.6%)were in the OR group and 62(48.4%)in the non-OR group.Compared with the non-OR group,the OR group had a significantly smaller HCC size(6.55 cm vs 9.50 cm,P=0.001)and was within the up-to-7 criteria(50%vs 26.7%,P=0.001).After multivariable analyses,these significant associations still existed.Overall survival rate of all the subjects averaged 20.65±13.26 mo.The survival rate at 1-year was 64.8%,2-year was 46.9%,and 3-year was 31.2%.For those patients with OR to TACE,smaller tumor size and within up-to-7 criteria were associated with significantly better overall survival.Those patients with subgroup B1 had the highest OR ratio(75%)and better overall survival(26.70±12.07 mo)after TACE.CONCLUSION BCLC stage B HCC patients with smaller tumor size or within up-to-7 criteria had better survival outcomes to TACE.BCLC stage B subgroup is useful to predict refractoriness to TACE.展开更多
文摘Human metabolism is intricately linked to an individual’s health status. Regardless of living habits, it will be reflected in the metabolic characteristics of urine. The utilization of the 1H NMR-based metabolomics method has enabled examine the metabolomic changes in urine under various physiology conditions, providing valuable insights into metabolites. In this particular study, volunteers were divided into two groups based on the strength of their spleen pulses, using the pulse diagnosis method employed in traditional Chinese medicine. Subsequently, their urine samples were analyzed, revealing notable variances in urea, creatinine, citric acid, succinic acid, trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), alanine, hippuric acid, and glycine between the two groups. Interestingly, individuals with weak spleen pulses showed significant improvements after consuming herbal tea. Furthermore, we conducted LC-MS analysis on herbal tea and performed adenosine triphosphate (ATP) activity tests on the C2C12 mouse skeletal muscle cell line. The results indicated that within a reasonable concentration range, exposure to herbal tea led to an increase in the mitochondrial ATP production capacity of C2C12 cells. These findings shed light on the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis and urine metabolites, highlighting their potential as non-invasive and straightforward health assessment indicators. They can aid in the preliminary determination of necessary dietary and lifestyle changes to enhance overall bodily health.
文摘AIM： To investigate the symptom presentation and quality of life in obese Chinese patients with gastro- esophageal reflux disease （GERD）. MKTHODS： Data from patients diagnosed with GERD according to the Montreal definition, were collected between January 2009 to March 2010. The enrolled patients were assigned to the normal [body mass in- dex （BMI） 〈 25 kg/m2], overweight （25-30 kg/m2）, and obese （BMI 〉 30 kg/m2） groups. General demographic data, endoscopic findings, and quality of life of the three groups of patients were analyzed and compared.and 15 patients were classified in the normal, over- weight, and obese, respectively. There was significantly more erosive esophagitis （73.3% vs 64.3% vs 39.2%, P = 0.002）, hiatal hernia （60% vs 33.9% vs 16.7%, P = 0.001）, and males （73.3% vs 73.2% vs 32.4%, P = 0.001） in the obese cases. The severity and frequency of heartburn, not acid regurgitation, was positively cor- related with BMI, with a significant association in men, but not in women. Obese patients were prone to have low quality of life scores, with obese women having the lowest scores for mental health. CONCLUSION： In patients with GERD, obese men had the most severe endoscopic and clinical presenta- tion. Obese women had the poorest mental health.
基金supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe National Key R&D Program of China+22 种基金the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle PhysicsWuyi Universitythe Tsung-Dao Lee Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Chinathe Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique de Particules (IN2P3) in Francethe Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) in Italythe Italian-Chinese collaborative research program MAECI-NSFCthe Fond de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S-FNRS)FWO under the "Excellence of Science-EOS" in Belgiumthe Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnològico in Brazilthe Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo in Chilethe Charles University Research Centrethe Ministry of Education,Youth,and Sports in Czech Republicthe Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)the Helmholtz Associationthe Cluster of Excellence PRISMA+ in Germanythe Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR)Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russiathe joint Russian Science Foundation (RSF)National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) research programthe MOST and MOE in Taiwan,Chinathe Chulalongkorn UniversitySuranaree University of Technology in Thailandthe University of California at Irvine in USA
文摘The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory(JUNO)is a large liquid scintillator detector designed to explore many topics in fundamental physics.In this study,the potential of searching for proton decay in the p→νK^(+)mode with JUNO is investigated.The kaon and its decay particles feature a clear three-fold coincidence signature that results in a high efficiency for identification.Moreover,the excellent energy resolution of JUNO permits suppression of the sizable background caused by other delayed signals.Based on these advantages,the detection efficiency for the proton decay via p→νK^(+)is 36.9%±4.9%with a background level of 0.2±0.05(syst)±0.2(stat)events after 10 years of data collection.The estimated sensitivity based on 200 kton-years of exposure is 9.6×1033 years,which is competitive with the current best limits on the proton lifetime in this channel and complements the use of different detection technologies.
文摘AIMTo investigate the benefits of the Seattle protocol in the diagnosis of Chinese individuals with Barrett’s esophagus.METHODSSubjects enrolled were patients from one center with endoscopically-suspected esophageal metaplasia. These patients first received narrow-band imaging-targeted biopsy, and later, the Seattle protocol-guided biopsy, within a period from October 2012 to December 2014. Those cases without initial pathologic patterns of intestinal metaplasia （IM） and then appearance or loss of IM tissue were designated as Group A or B, respectively. Those with initial pathologic patterns ofIM, which then persisted or were lost were designated as Group C or D, respectively.RESULTSThe number of cases for each group was as follows： A： 20, B： 78, C： 31 and D： 14. The distribution of the Prague criteria M levels of Group A was significantly higher than Group B （ P = 0.174）. Among these groups, Group C had the highest proportions of hiatus hernia （54.8%）, long segment Barrett’s esophagus （29%）, and also the highest Prague criteria M levels. The sensitivity of IM detection was 69.2% for the narrow-band imaging-targeted biopsy and 78.5% for the Lee SW et al . Seattle protocol for Barrett’s esophagusSeattle protocol-guided biopsy. The difference was not signifcant （P = 0.231）. The number of detectable dysplasias increased from one case via the NBI-target biopsy to five cases via the Seattle protocol-guided biopsy, including one case of adenocarcinoma.CONCLUSIONThe Seattle protocol improved the IM detection in our subjects with higher Prague criteria M levels and disclosed more cases with dysplastic tissues.
基金Supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe National Key R&D Program of China+18 种基金the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics,Wuyi Universitythe Tsung-Dao Lee Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Chinathe Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique de Particules(IN2P3)in Francethe Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare(INFN)in Italythe Italian-Chinese collaborative research program MAECI-NSFCthe Fond de la Recherche Scientifique(F.R.S-FNRS)FWO under the“Excellence of Science-EOS in Belgium”the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnològico in Brazilthe Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo and ANID-Millennium Science Initiative Program-ICN2019_044 in Chilethe Charles University Research Centre and the Ministry of Education,Youth,and Sports in Czech Republicthe Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG)the Helmholtz Associationthe Cluster of Excellence PRISMA+in Germanythe Joint Institute of Nuclear Research(JINR)and Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russiathe joint Russian Science Foundation(RSF)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)research programthe MOST and MOE in Taiwanthe Chulalongkorn University and Suranaree University of Technology in Thailand,University of California at Irvinethe National Science Foundation in USA。
文摘JUNO is a multi-purpose neutrino observatory under construction in the south of China.This publication presents new sensitivity estimates for the measurement of the △m_(31)^(2),△m_(21)^(2),sin^(2)θ_(12),and sin^(2)θ_(13) oscillation parameters using reactor antineutrinos,which is one of the primary physics goals of the experiment.The sensitivities are obtained using the best knowledge available to date on the location and overburden of the experimental site,the nuclear reactors in the surrounding area and beyond,the detector response uncertainties,and the reactor antineutrino spectral shape constraints expected from the TAO satellite detector.It is found that the △m_(21)^(2) and sin^(2)θ_(12) oscillation parameters will be determined to 0.5%precision or better in six years of data collection.In the same period,the △m_(31)^(2) parameter will be determined to about 0.2%precision for each mass ordering hypothesis.The new precision represents approximately an order of magnitude improvement over existing constraints for these three parameters.
文摘Background and Method: Prophylatic antibiotics in cirrhotic patients with acute esophageal varices (EV) bleeding has been shown to increase survival and decrease the rate of bacterial infections and recurrent bleeding. This study aimed to compare the outcome of intravenous cefazolin, a first-generation cephalosporin, in the cirrhotic patients with EV bleeding. 92 consecutive cirrhotic patients with EV bleeding but without evidence of infection were retrospectively analyzed from December 2006 to February 2009, and 50 with cefazolin prophylaxis and 42 without antibiotic prophylaxis were enrolled in the antibiotic prophylaxis group and control group respectively. The outcomes were compared between both groups. Results: The incidence of infection was significantly lesser in the antibiotic prophylaxis group than that of the control group (6% vs. 33.3%, P prophylaxis group when compared with control group (6.6 vs. 7.8 days). Conclusion: Intravenous cefazolin can effectively reduce the rate of infection in cirrhotic patients with acute EV bleeding, but cannot significant benefit for preventing recurrent EV bleeding and mortality within 10 days after initial bleeding.
文摘BACKGROUND Transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)is a recommended treatment for patients with intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)but with variable treatment outcomes.AIM To determine factors for predicting outcomes of TACE in patients with intermediate stage B HCC.METHODS Patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer(BCLC)stage B HCC who underwent TACE as the primary treatment were enrolled at Taichung Veterans General Hospital from January 2005 to December 2009.Patients were assigned to either the objective responder(OR)group or the non-OR group according to mRECIST criteria.Clinical and radiological characteristics were compared between the 2 groups.The overall survival of enrolled subjects was analyzed.RESULTS In 128 enrolled patients,66(51.6%)were in the OR group and 62(48.4%)in the non-OR group.Compared with the non-OR group,the OR group had a significantly smaller HCC size(6.55 cm vs 9.50 cm,P=0.001)and was within the up-to-7 criteria(50%vs 26.7%,P=0.001).After multivariable analyses,these significant associations still existed.Overall survival rate of all the subjects averaged 20.65±13.26 mo.The survival rate at 1-year was 64.8%,2-year was 46.9%,and 3-year was 31.2%.For those patients with OR to TACE,smaller tumor size and within up-to-7 criteria were associated with significantly better overall survival.Those patients with subgroup B1 had the highest OR ratio(75%)and better overall survival(26.70±12.07 mo)after TACE.CONCLUSION BCLC stage B HCC patients with smaller tumor size or within up-to-7 criteria had better survival outcomes to TACE.BCLC stage B subgroup is useful to predict refractoriness to TACE.
