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  1. Article ; Online: A highly selective probe engineered to detect polarity and distinguish normal cells and tumor cells in tissue sections.

    Zhu, Sai / Dai, Lixuan / Zhong, Xiaoli / Lin, Weiying

    Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications

    2024  

    Abstract: Early diagnostics and therapies for diseases such as cancer are limited by the fact that the inducing factors for the development of cytopathies are not clear. The stable polarity of lipid droplets is a potential biomarker for tumor cells; however, the ... ...

    Abstract Early diagnostics and therapies for diseases such as cancer are limited by the fact that the inducing factors for the development of cytopathies are not clear. The stable polarity of lipid droplets is a potential biomarker for tumor cells; however, the complex intracellular biological environment poses great difficulties for specific detection of the polarity. Therefore, to meet this pressing challenge, we designed a highly selective fluorescent probe, DCI-Cou-polar, which used the ICT mechanism to differentiate normal cells and tumor cells in tissue sections by detecting changes in the polarities of intracellular lipid droplets. The introduction of a cyclic amine at the 7-position of coumarin (benzoquinolizine coumarin) reduced its ability to donate electrons compared with the diethylamino group, which increased the probe selectivity while retaining the sensitivity to polarity. With NIR emission and large Stokes shifts, DCI-Cou-polar has high sensitivity to polarity, excellent photostability, and biocompatibility, and it tracks lipid droplets with high fidelity. Therefore, we believe that this polarity-sensitive probe provides information on the connection between the polarity of lipid droplets and tumors while improving the development of highly selective polarity probes.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2515210-5
    ISSN 1759-9679 ; 1759-9660
    ISSN (online) 1759-9679
    ISSN 1759-9660
    DOI 10.1039/d4ay00438h
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  2. Article ; Online: The removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes by sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron activating periodate: Efficacy and mechanism.

    Liang, Li / Zhang, Guosheng / Dai, Xuening / Li, Weiying

    Environmental research

    2023  Volume 236, Issue Pt 2, Page(s) 116829

    Abstract: Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have drawn much more attention due to their high risk on human health and ecosystem. In this study, the performance of sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI)/periodate (PI) ...

    Abstract Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have drawn much more attention due to their high risk on human health and ecosystem. In this study, the performance of sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI)/periodate (PI) system toward ARB inactivation and ARGs removal was systematically investigated. The S-nZVI/PI system could realize the complete inactivation of 1 × 10
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-05
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 205699-9
    ISSN 1096-0953 ; 0013-9351
    ISSN (online) 1096-0953
    ISSN 0013-9351
    DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116829
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  3. Article ; Online: The removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes by sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron activating periodate: Efficacy and mechanism

    Liang, Li / Zhang, Guosheng / Dai, Xuening / Li, Weiying

    Environmental Research. 2023 Nov., v. 236 p.116829-

    2023  

    Abstract: Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have drawn much more attention due to their high risk on human health and ecosystem. In this study, the performance of sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI)/periodate (PI) ...

    Abstract Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have drawn much more attention due to their high risk on human health and ecosystem. In this study, the performance of sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI)/periodate (PI) system toward ARB inactivation and ARGs removal was systematically investigated. The S-nZVI/PI system could realize the complete inactivation of 1 × 10⁸ CFU/mL kanamycin, ampicillin, and tetracycline-resistant E. coli HB101 within 40 min, meanwhile, possessed the ability to remove the intracellular ARGs (iARGs) (including aphA, tetA, and tnpA) carried by E. coli HB101. Specifically, the removal of aphA, tetA, and tnpA by S-nZVI/PI system after 40 min reaction was 0.31, 0.47, and 0.39 log₁₀copies/mL, respectively. The reactive species attributed to the E. coli HB101 inactivation were HO• and O₂•⁻, which could cause the destruction of E. coli HB101 morphology and enzyme system (such as superoxide dismutase and catalase), the loss of intracellular substances, and the damage of iARGs. Moreover, the influence of the dosage of PI and S-nZVI, the initial concentration of E. coli HB101, as well as the co-existing substance (such as HCO₃⁻, NO₃⁻, and humic acid (HA)) on the inactivation of E. coli HB101 and its corresponding iARGs removal was also conducted. It was found that the high dosage of PI and S-nZVI and the low concentration of E. coli HB101 could enhance the disinfection performance of S-nZVI/PI system. The presence of HCO₃⁻, NO₃⁻, and HA in S-nZVI/PI system showed inhibiting role on the inactivation of E. coli HB101 and its corresponding iARGs removal. Overall, this study demonstrates the superiority of S-nZVI/PI system toward ARB inactivation and ARGs removal.
    Keywords Escherichia coli ; ampicillin ; antibiotic resistance ; catalase ; disinfection ; ecosystems ; human health ; humic acids ; iron ; kanamycin ; research ; risk ; superoxide dismutase ; Antibiotic resistant bacteria ; Antibiotic resistance genes ; Sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron ; Periodate ; Inactivation
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-11
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 205699-9
    ISSN 1096-0953 ; 0013-9351
    ISSN (online) 1096-0953
    ISSN 0013-9351
    DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116829
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  4. Article ; Online: Longitudinal Patterns of Brain Changes in a Community Sample in Relation to Aging and Cognitive Status.

    Chwa, Won Jong / Lopez, Oscar L / Longstreth, W T / Dai, Weiying / Raji, Cyrus A

    Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    2023  Volume 94, Issue 3, Page(s) 1035–1045

    Abstract: Background: Aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are characterized by widespread cortical and subcortical atrophy. Though atrophy patterns between aging and AD overlap considerably, regional differences between these two conditions may exist. Few studies, ...

    Abstract Background: Aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are characterized by widespread cortical and subcortical atrophy. Though atrophy patterns between aging and AD overlap considerably, regional differences between these two conditions may exist. Few studies, however, have investigated these patterns in large community samples.
    Objective: Elaborate longitudinal changes in brain morphometry in relation to aging and cognitive status in a well-characterized community cohort.
    Methods: Clinical and neuroimaging data were compiled from 72 participants from the Cardiovascular Health Study-Cognition Study, a community cohort of healthy aging and probable AD participants. Two time points were identified for each participant with a mean follow-up time of 5.36 years. MRI post-processing, morphometric measurements, and statistical analyses were performed using FreeSurfer, Version 7.1.1.
    Results: Cortical volume was significantly decreased in the bilateral superior frontal, bilateral inferior parietal, and left superior parietal regions, among others. Cortical thickness was significantly reduced in the bilateral superior frontal and left inferior parietal regions, among others. Overall gray and white matter volumes and hippocampal subfields also demonstrated significant reductions. Cortical volume atrophy trajectories between cognitively stable and cognitively declined participants were significantly different in the right postcentral region.
    Conclusion: Observed volume reductions were consistent with previous studies investigating morphometric brain changes. Patterns of brain atrophy between AD and aging may be different in magnitude but exhibit widespread spatial overlap. These findings help characterize patterns of brain atrophy that may reflect the general population. Larger studies may more definitively establish population norms of aging and AD-related neuroimaging changes.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Brain/pathology ; Aging ; Alzheimer Disease/diagnostic imaging ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Cognition ; Atrophy/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-25
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1440127-7
    ISSN 1875-8908 ; 1387-2877
    ISSN (online) 1875-8908
    ISSN 1387-2877
    DOI 10.3233/JAD-230080
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  5. Article: [Design and application of a B-ultrasound-guided deep vein puncture precise positioning device].

    Peng, Qiaoqiao / Yang, Xiangying / Li, Yuan / Dai, Weiying / Wang, Jianrong

    Zhonghua wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue

    2022  Volume 35, Issue 10, Page(s) 1099–1100

    Abstract: Deep venipuncture catheterization is a routine and basic operation in the treatment of critically ill patients, and it is the most effective way to quickly correct the shock. Clinical B-ultrasound guided deep vein catheters can improve the success rate ... ...

    Abstract Deep venipuncture catheterization is a routine and basic operation in the treatment of critically ill patients, and it is the most effective way to quickly correct the shock. Clinical B-ultrasound guided deep vein catheters can improve the success rate of puncture, but in the process of operation, the short axis needs to be replaced by the long axis. In the replacement process, the stability of the novice is insufficient, the positioning is difficult, and the operation time is too long. If only short axis puncture is used, it is impossible to know whether the current position of the puncture needle, and the puncture may be too deep and stray into the artery. The accuracy of the 45 degree angle of the injection point requires a very experienced operator. In view of the above shortcomings, doctors in the department of critical care medicine of Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine designed a B-ultrasound puncture equipment, which has obtained the National Invention Patent of China (ZL 2016 1 0571557.X). The device is composed of B-ultrasound probe fixing frame, sliding scale plate, simulation slide rule, puncture needle, sliding device. By sliding device the angle of the pinhole channel, it is conducive to the accurate positioning of the puncture target, optimizing the operation procedure, improving the puncture speed and accuracy, effectively reducing the occurrence of puncture complications, ensuring patient safety, reducing unnecessary waste of human and material resources. It can reduce the workload of medical staff and is worthy of clinical practice.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects ; Catheterization, Central Venous/methods ; Ultrasonography, Interventional/methods ; Ultrasonography ; Punctures/methods ; Needles
    Language Chinese
    Publishing date 2022-04-13
    Publishing country China
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ISSN 2095-4352
    ISSN 2095-4352
    DOI 10.3760/cma.j.cn121430-20221208-01072
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  6. Article ; Online: Development of a novel NIR viscosity fluorescent probe for visualizing the kidneys in diabetic mice.

    Dai, Lixuan / Ren, Mingguang / Lin, Weiying

    Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy

    2021  Volume 254, Page(s) 119627

    Abstract: Viscosity is an important parameter for evaluating cell health, and abnormal viscosity can cause a variety of intracellular organelle function disorders. The mitochondria are a key organelle in cells, and the viscosity of the mitochondria determines the ... ...

    Abstract Viscosity is an important parameter for evaluating cell health, and abnormal viscosity can cause a variety of intracellular organelle function disorders. The mitochondria are a key organelle in cells, and the viscosity of the mitochondria determines the state of the cell. In this work, we report a novel near-infrared fluorescent probe, referred to as NI-VD, that has a large Stokes-shift and a satisfactory response multiple. NI-VD can sensitively detect changes in cell viscosity in cells and tissues, and it can effectively avoid interference from the overlap of excitation and emission light. The fluorescence spectrum shows that NI-VD has maximum emission peaks at 730 nm, and the fluorescence intensity is amplified with an increase in the solution viscosity. The response from pure PBS solution to glycerol changes by 13-fold. After confirmation in a variety of cell and biological models, NI-VD can detect the changes in viscosity in mitochondria. Most importantly, this study is the first to visualize the differences between the kidneys of diabetic mice and normal mice. This approach is a new solution for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic nephropathy.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ; Fluorescent Dyes ; Kidney ; Mice ; Optical Imaging ; Viscosity
    Chemical Substances Fluorescent Dyes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 210413-1
    ISSN 1873-3557 ; 0370-8322 ; 0584-8539 ; 1386-1425
    ISSN (online) 1873-3557
    ISSN 0370-8322 ; 0584-8539 ; 1386-1425
    DOI 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119627
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  7. Article ; Online: Reproducibility and Sensitivity of Resting-State fMRI in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Using Cross Validation-Based Data Censoring.

    Mekbib, Destaw Bayabil / Cai, Miao / Wu, Dan / Dai, Weiying / Liu, Xiaoli / Zhao, Li

    Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI

    2023  Volume 59, Issue 5, Page(s) 1630–1642

    Abstract: Background: Uncontrollable body movements are typical symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), which results in inconsistent findings regarding resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) networks, especially for group difference clusters. Systematically ... ...

    Abstract Background: Uncontrollable body movements are typical symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), which results in inconsistent findings regarding resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) networks, especially for group difference clusters. Systematically identifying the motion-associated data was highly demanded.
    Purpose: To determine data censoring criteria using a quantitative cross validation-based data censoring (CVDC) method and to improve the detection of rsFC deficits in PD.
    Study type: Prospective.
    Subjects: Forty-one PD patients (68.63 ± 9.17 years, 44% female) and 20 healthy controls (66.83 ± 12.94 years, 55% female).
    Field strength/sequence: 3-T, T1-weighted gradient echo and EPI sequences.
    Assessment: Clusters with significant differences between groups were found in three visual networks, default network, and right sensorimotor network. Five-fold cross-validation tests were performed using multiple motion exclusion criteria, and the selected criteria were determined based on cluster sizes, significance values, and Dice coefficients among the cross-validation tests. As a reference method, whole brain rsFC comparisons between groups were analyzed using a FMRIB Software Library (FSL) pipeline with default settings.
    Statistical tests: Group difference clusters were calculated using nonparametric permutation statistics of FSL-randomize. The family-wise error was corrected. Demographic information was evaluated using independent sample t-tests and Pearson's Chi-squared tests. The level of statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.
    Results: With the FSL processing pipeline, the mean Dice coefficient of the network clusters was 0.411, indicating a low reproducibility. With the proposed CVDC method, motion exclusion criteria were determined as frame-wise displacement >0.55 mm. Group-difference clusters showed a mean P-value of 0.01 and a 72% higher mean Dice coefficient compared to the FSL pipeline. Furthermore, the CVDC method was capable of detecting subtle rsFC deficits in the medial sensorimotor network and auditory network that were unobservable using the conventional pipeline.
    Data conclusion: The CVDC method may provide superior sensitivity and improved reproducibility for detecting rsFC deficits in PD.
    Level of evidence: 1 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Male ; Parkinson Disease/diagnostic imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Reproducibility of Results ; Prospective Studies ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Brain Mapping/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1146614-5
    ISSN 1522-2586 ; 1053-1807
    ISSN (online) 1522-2586
    ISSN 1053-1807
    DOI 10.1002/jmri.28958
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  8. Article: Global Functional Connectivity at Rest Is Associated with Attention: An Arterial Spin Labeling Study.

    Chen, Shichun / Zhang, Yakun / Zhang, Zongpai / Zhou, Tony D / Duan, Wenna / Weinschenk, George / Luh, Wen-Ming / Anderson, Adam K / Dai, Weiying

    Brain sciences

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 2

    Abstract: Neural markers of attention, including those frequently linked to the event-related potential P3 (P300) or P3b component, vary widely within and across participants. Understanding the neural mechanisms of attention that contribute to the P3 is crucial ... ...

    Abstract Neural markers of attention, including those frequently linked to the event-related potential P3 (P300) or P3b component, vary widely within and across participants. Understanding the neural mechanisms of attention that contribute to the P3 is crucial for better understanding attention-related brain disorders. All ten participants were scanned twice with a resting-state PCASL perfusion MRI and an ERP with a visual oddball task to measure brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) and P3 parameters (P3 amplitudes and P3 latencies). Global rsFC (average rsFC across the entire brain) was associated with both P3 amplitudes (r = 0.57,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651993-8
    ISSN 2076-3425
    ISSN 2076-3425
    DOI 10.3390/brainsci13020228
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  9. Article ; Online: Metal-semiconductor-metal solar-blind ultraviolet photodetector based on Al

    Dai, Shiting / Gu, Yan / Guo, Jiarui / Xie, Feng / Liu, Yushen / Yang, Xifeng / Zhang, Xiumei / Zhang, Xiangyang / Qian, Weiying / Yang, Guofeng

    Optics express

    2023  Volume 31, Issue 19, Page(s) 30495–30504

    Abstract: We have designed a metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) solar-blind ultraviolet (UV) photodetector (PD) by utilizing ... ...

    Abstract We have designed a metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) solar-blind ultraviolet (UV) photodetector (PD) by utilizing Al
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1491859-6
    ISSN 1094-4087 ; 1094-4087
    ISSN (online) 1094-4087
    ISSN 1094-4087
    DOI 10.1364/OE.500589
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  10. Article: Effect of Meditation on Brain Activity during an Attention Task: A Comparison Study of ASL and BOLD Task fMRI.

    Zhang, Yakun / Chen, Shichun / Zhang, Zongpai / Duan, Wenna / Zhao, Li / Weinschenk, George / Luh, Wen-Ming / Anderson, Adam K / Dai, Weiying

    Brain sciences

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 12

    Abstract: Focused attention meditation (FAM) training has been shown to improve attention, but the neural basis of FAM on attention has not been thoroughly understood. Here, we aim to investigate the neural effect of a 2-month FAM training on novice meditators in ... ...

    Abstract Focused attention meditation (FAM) training has been shown to improve attention, but the neural basis of FAM on attention has not been thoroughly understood. Here, we aim to investigate the neural effect of a 2-month FAM training on novice meditators in a visual oddball task (a frequently adopted task to evaluate attention), evaluated with both ASL and BOLD fMRI. Using ASL, activation was increased in the middle cingulate (part of the salience network, SN) and temporoparietal (part of the frontoparietal network, FPN) regions; the FAM practice time was negatively associated with the longitudinal changes in activation in the medial prefrontal (part of the default mode network, DMN) and middle frontal (part of the FPN) regions. Using BOLD, the FAM practice time was positively associated with the longitudinal changes of activation in the inferior parietal (part of the dorsal attention network, DAN), dorsolateral prefrontal (part of the FPN), and precentral (part of the DAN) regions. The effect sizes for the activation changes and their association with practice time using ASL are significantly larger than those using BOLD. Our study suggests that FAM training may improve attention via modulation of the DMN, DAN, SN, and FPN, and ASL may be a sensitive tool to study the FAM effect on attention.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651993-8
    ISSN 2076-3425
    ISSN 2076-3425
    DOI 10.3390/brainsci13121653
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