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  1. Article ; Online: Association Between Serum Copper Levels and Urinary Incontinence in Adult Men.

    Liu, Guo-Dao / Wang, Wei-Guo / Dai, Chao / Cai, Chun-Jie / Hu, Qin

    Biological trace element research

    2023  Volume 201, Issue 12, Page(s) 5521–5528

    Abstract: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a major health burden to aging patients. The function of the trace element copper in male UI is unclear. To elaborate on the impact of serum copper levels on UI, we investigated the association between serum copper levels and ...

    Abstract Urinary incontinence (UI) is a major health burden to aging patients. The function of the trace element copper in male UI is unclear. To elaborate on the impact of serum copper levels on UI, we investigated the association between serum copper levels and UI using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a cross-sectional survey of male participants aged 20 years old and older in the United States from 2011 to 2016. We performed weighted multivariable logistic and linear regression models to evaluate the association between serum copper levels and UI. Compared with serum copper levels in quartile 1 (Q1), serum copper levels in Q2 and Q3 were associated with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after adjusting for all potential confounders (Q2, odds ratio [OR] = 0.292, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.093-0.920, P = 0.047; Q3, OR = 0.326, 95% CI = 0.113-0.937, P = 0.049). No significance was found between serum copper levels and other types of UI. Our findings revealed that the serum copper levels were inversely related to SUI in adult males. Race and education level might modulate this relationship. Further studies are warranted for validation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adult ; Male ; United States/epidemiology ; Young Adult ; Nutrition Surveys ; Copper ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Urinary Incontinence ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress
    Chemical Substances Copper (789U1901C5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 445336-0
    ISSN 1559-0720 ; 0163-4984
    ISSN (online) 1559-0720
    ISSN 0163-4984
    DOI 10.1007/s12011-023-03613-3
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  2. Article ; Online: HwMR is a novel magnesium-associated protein.

    Ko, Ling-Ning / Lim, Guo Zhen / Chen, Xiao-Ru / Cai, Chun-Jie / Liu, Kuang-Ting / Yang, Chii-Shen

    Biophysical journal

    2022  Volume 121, Issue 14, Page(s) 2781–2793

    Abstract: Microbial rhodopsins (MRho) are vital proteins in Haloarchaea for solar light sensing in extreme living environments. Among them, Haloquadratum walsbyi (Hw) is a species known to survive high ... ...

    Abstract Microbial rhodopsins (MRho) are vital proteins in Haloarchaea for solar light sensing in extreme living environments. Among them, Haloquadratum walsbyi (Hw) is a species known to survive high MgCl
    MeSH term(s) Anabaena/chemistry ; Chlorides/metabolism ; Magnesium/metabolism ; Proton Pumps/metabolism ; Rhodopsins, Microbial/metabolism ; Sensory Rhodopsins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Chlorides ; Proton Pumps ; Rhodopsins, Microbial ; Sensory Rhodopsins ; Magnesium (I38ZP9992A)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 218078-9
    ISSN 1542-0086 ; 0006-3495
    ISSN (online) 1542-0086
    ISSN 0006-3495
    DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.06.010
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  3. Article ; Online: Subcapsular renal hematoma after ureteroscopy with holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser lithotripsy.

    Tao, Wei / Cai, Chun Jie / Sun, Chuan Yang / Xue, Bo Xin / Shan, Yu Xi

    Lasers in medical science

    2015  Volume 30, Issue 5, Page(s) 1527–1532

    Abstract: Subcapsular renal hematoma (SRH) after ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) using holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser to treat ureteric stones is a rare complication. We aimed to review our unit's experience of post-URSL subcapsular renal hematoma. ...

    Abstract Subcapsular renal hematoma (SRH) after ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) using holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser to treat ureteric stones is a rare complication. We aimed to review our unit's experience of post-URSL subcapsular renal hematoma. From 2006 to 2012, 2059 URSLs using F9.5 rigid ureteroscope were performed in our unit. Patients with post-URSL symptomatic renal hematoma were reviewed. Perioperative information on patients' renal function, stone characteristics, and degree of renal hydronephrosis were reviewed. Operative data, postoperative information such as clinical manifestation, changes in blood parameters, CT findings, and subsequent treatment were documented. Of the 2059 patients treated with URSL and Ho:YAG laser, three patients were diagnosed as subcapsular renal hematoma after surgery; the age is 57, 61, and 63 years old, respectively. Preoperative imaging examination showed that two patients and one patient had obstructing middle and proximal ureteral stones ranging in size from 0.8 to 1.6 cm, and three patients had thin renal cortices. The double-J ureteral stents were inserted in all cases regularly. All three subcapsular renal hematoma patients had the loin pain of the operation side and fever, and one patient had significant hemoglobin drop (from 111 to 61 g/L) who need to transfusion. Two patients presented within 24 h of URSL, and one patient presented on day 10. One patient was treated conservatively for 3 weeks and recovered with bed rest, antibiotics, hemostasis, and analgesia with no intervention or drain. The other two patients underwent ultrasonography-guided drainage of the hematoma. Two-month follow-up CT scans or ultrasonography confirmed the resolution of the hematoma in all three cases. Renal subcapsular hematoma after URSL is a rare and one of serious complications. Subcapsular renal hematoma should be considered when patients have the symptoms of significant loin pain after URSL for obstructing ureteral stones with thin renal cortices. The treatment of post-URSL renal subcapsular hematomas needs to be customized for each patient.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Hematoma/etiology ; Humans ; Kidney Diseases/etiology ; Lasers, Solid-State/therapeutic use ; Lithotripsy, Laser/adverse effects ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Ureteral Calculi/therapy ; Ureteroscopy/adverse effects
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-05-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632808-8
    ISSN 1435-604X ; 0268-8921
    ISSN (online) 1435-604X
    ISSN 0268-8921
    DOI 10.1007/s10103-015-1760-3
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  4. Article ; Online: Structural and Functional Studies of a Newly Grouped Haloquadratum walsbyi Bacteriorhodopsin Reveal the Acid-resistant Light-driven Proton Pumping Activity.

    Hsu, Min-Feng / Fu, Hsu-Yuan / Cai, Chun-Jie / Yi, Hsiu-Pin / Yang, Chii-Shen / Wang, Andrew H-J

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2015  Volume 290, Issue 49, Page(s) 29567–29577

    Abstract: Retinal bound light-driven proton pumps are widespread in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Among these pumps, bacteriorhodopsin (BR) proteins cooperate with ATP synthase to convert captured solar energy into a biologically consumable form, ATP. In ... ...

    Abstract Retinal bound light-driven proton pumps are widespread in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Among these pumps, bacteriorhodopsin (BR) proteins cooperate with ATP synthase to convert captured solar energy into a biologically consumable form, ATP. In an acidic environment or when pumped-out protons accumulate in the extracellular region, the maximum absorbance of BR proteins shifts markedly to the longer wavelengths. These conditions affect the light-driven proton pumping functional exertion as well. In this study, wild-type crystal structure of a BR with optical stability under wide pH range from a square halophilic archaeon, Haloquadratum walsbyi (HwBR), was solved in two crystal forms. One crystal form, refined to 1.85 Å resolution, contains a trimer in the asymmetric unit, whereas another contains an antiparallel dimer was refined at 2.58 Å. HwBR could not be classified into any existing subgroup of archaeal BR proteins based on the protein sequence phylogenetic tree, and it showed unique absorption spectral stability when exposed to low pH values. All structures showed a unique hydrogen-bonding network between Arg(82) and Thr(201), linking the BC and FG loops to shield the retinal-binding pocket in the interior from the extracellular environment. This result was supported by R82E mutation that attenuated the optical stability. The negatively charged cytoplasmic side and the Arg(82)-Thr(201) hydrogen bond may play an important role in the proton translocation trend in HwBR under acidic conditions. Our findings have unveiled a strategy adopted by BR proteins to solidify their defenses against unfavorable environments and maintain their optical properties associated with proton pumping.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Sequence ; Archaea/metabolism ; Archaeal Proteins/metabolism ; Bacteriorhodopsins/metabolism ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; Cytoplasm/metabolism ; Hydrogen Bonding ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Ion Transport ; Light ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed ; Mutation ; Optics and Photonics ; Phylogeny ; Protein Engineering ; Protons ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet ; Static Electricity
    Chemical Substances Archaeal Proteins ; Protons ; Bacteriorhodopsins (53026-44-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.M115.685065
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