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  1. Article ; Online: Caprini risk assessment model combined with D-dimer to predict the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis and guide intervention after laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer.

    Zhang, Wuming / Sun, Ruizheng / Hu, Xianqin / Chen, Zhikang / Lai, Chen

    World journal of surgical oncology

    2023  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 299

    Abstract: Background: To explore the diagnostic value of Caprini risk assessment model (2005) combined with D-dimer for deep vein thrombosis, and to exclude patients with low incidence of thrombosis who might not need anticoagulation after surgery.: Methods: A ...

    Abstract Background: To explore the diagnostic value of Caprini risk assessment model (2005) combined with D-dimer for deep vein thrombosis, and to exclude patients with low incidence of thrombosis who might not need anticoagulation after surgery.
    Methods: A total of 171 colorectal cancer patients who underwent surgery from January 2022 to August 2022 were enrolled in this study. Caprini risk assessment model was used to evaluate patients the day before surgery, and full-length venous ultrasonography of lower extremity was used to assess whether patients had thrombosis one day before surgery and the sixth day after surgery. The value of D-dimer was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays on the first day after surgery, and clinical data of patients were collected during hospitalization.
    Results: A total of 171 patients were divided into IPC Group and IPC + LMWH Group according to whether low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) were used to prevent thrombus after surgery. Eventually, 17.6% (15/85) patients in IPC Group and 7% (6/86) patients in IPC + LMWH Group developed DVT. Through separate analysis of IPC Group, it is found that Caprini score and D-dimer were independent risk factors for DVT (Caprini OR 3.39 [95% CI 1.38-8.32]; P = 0.008, D-Dimer OR 6.142 [95% CI 1.209-31.187]; P = 0.029). The area under ROC curve of Caprini risk assessment model is 0.792 (95% CI 0.69-0.945, P < 0.01), the cut-off value is 9.5, and the area under ROC curve of D-dimer is 0.738 (95%CI 0.555-0.921, P < 0.01), the cut-off value is 0.835 μg/mL, and the area under the ROC curve was 0.865 (95% CI 0.754-0.976, P < 0.01) when both of them were combined. Based on decision curve analysis, it is found that Caprini risk assessment model combined with D-dimer can benefit patients more. All patients are divided into four groups. When Caprini score < 10 and D-dimer < 0.835 μg/mL, only 1.23% (1/81) of patients have thrombosis and LMWH has little significance. When Caprini score > 10 and D-dimer > 0.835 μg/mL, the incidence of DVT is 38.7% (12/31) and LMWH should be considered.
    Conclusions: The Caprini risk assessment model and D-dimer can provide more accurate risk stratification for patients after laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight ; Risk Assessment ; Laparoscopy/adverse effects ; Venous Thrombosis/diagnosis ; Venous Thrombosis/epidemiology ; Venous Thrombosis/etiology ; Colorectal Neoplasms/surgery
    Chemical Substances fibrin fragment D ; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight ; PD 128042 (114289-47-3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2118383-1
    ISSN 1477-7819 ; 1477-7819
    ISSN (online) 1477-7819
    ISSN 1477-7819
    DOI 10.1186/s12957-023-03183-7
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  2. Article ; Online: Na

    Chen, Zhikang / Zhang, Kewang / Zhang, Bei / Zhang, Jun

    Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)

    2022  Volume 51, Issue 10, Page(s) 4097–4103

    Abstract: A new borate, ... ...

    Abstract A new borate, Na
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1472887-4
    ISSN 1477-9234 ; 1364-5447 ; 0300-9246 ; 1477-9226
    ISSN (online) 1477-9234 ; 1364-5447
    ISSN 0300-9246 ; 1477-9226
    DOI 10.1039/d2dt00009a
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  3. Article ; Online: Propylene glycol-mixed steam enhanced extraction for an efficient and sustainable remediation of PAHs-contaminated soil

    Yue, Rui / Chen, Zhikang / Zhao, Likun / Song, Xin / Chen, Chaoqi / Qi, Jin / Mao, Xuhui

    Journal of Hazardous Materials 2023 Oct. 5, v. 459, p. 132029

    2023  , Page(s) 132029

    Abstract: An innovative thermal desorption method, propylene glycol (PG)-mixed steam enhanced extraction, is proposed for a highly efficient remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated soil. It is found that injecting PG-mixed steam into ... ...

    Abstract An innovative thermal desorption method, propylene glycol (PG)-mixed steam enhanced extraction, is proposed for a highly efficient remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated soil. It is found that injecting PG-mixed steam into soil column could obtain > 99% removal efficiencies of PAHs either for the pyrene-spiked soil, or for the contaminated field soil with high-molecular-weight PAHs. PG is a safe and low-cost dihydric alcohol with a boiling point higher than water. When the PG-mixed steam penetrated the contaminated soil, the PG vapor preferentially condensed to form a hot liquid with concentrated PG (e.g., from 30wt% PG in gas phase to 90wt% PG in the liquid phase), which would significantly solubilize the PAHs and enhance their desorption from soils. The results also revealed that the effluents derived from the PG-mixed steam could be purified by removing the desorbed PAHs using a simple coagulation treatment, and the recovered PG solution could be reused. The plant assay using wheat seeds showed that the remediated soil had a good regreening potential. Our results demonstrate that PG-mixed steam injection is a promising thermal desorption method for an efficient and sustainable remediation of PAHs-contaminated soil.
    Keywords coagulation ; desorption ; liquids ; polluted soils ; propylene ; propylene glycol ; soil remediation ; steam ; wheat ; steam enhanced extraction (SEE) ; solvent-mixed steam ; PAHs-contaminated soil ; soil flushing
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0713
    Size p. 132029
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Pre-press version
    ZDB-ID 1491302-1
    ISSN 1873-3336 ; 0304-3894
    ISSN (online) 1873-3336
    ISSN 0304-3894
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132029
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  4. Article ; Online: Propylene glycol-mixed steam enhanced extraction for an efficient and sustainable remediation of PAHs-contaminated soil.

    Yue, Rui / Chen, Zhikang / Zhao, Likun / Song, Xin / Chen, Chaoqi / Qi, Jin / Mao, Xuhui

    Journal of hazardous materials

    2023  Volume 459, Page(s) 132029

    Abstract: An innovative thermal desorption method, propylene glycol (PG)-mixed steam enhanced extraction, is proposed for a highly efficient remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated soil. It is found that injecting PG-mixed steam into ... ...

    Abstract An innovative thermal desorption method, propylene glycol (PG)-mixed steam enhanced extraction, is proposed for a highly efficient remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated soil. It is found that injecting PG-mixed steam into soil column could obtain > 99% removal efficiencies of PAHs either for the pyrene-spiked soil, or for the contaminated field soil with high-molecular-weight PAHs. PG is a safe and low-cost dihydric alcohol with a boiling point higher than water. When the PG-mixed steam penetrated the contaminated soil, the PG vapor preferentially condensed to form a hot liquid with concentrated PG (e.g., from 30 wt% PG in gas phase to 90 wt% PG in the liquid phase), which would significantly solubilize the PAHs and enhance their desorption from soils. The results also revealed that the effluents derived from the PG-mixed steam could be purified by removing the desorbed PAHs using a simple coagulation treatment, and the recovered PG solution could be reused. The plant assay using wheat seeds showed that the remediated soil had a good regreening potential. Our results demonstrate that PG-mixed steam injection is a promising thermal desorption method for an efficient and sustainable remediation of PAHs-contaminated soil.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-13
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1491302-1
    ISSN 1873-3336 ; 0304-3894
    ISSN (online) 1873-3336
    ISSN 0304-3894
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132029
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  5. Article ; Online: Ethanol Extract of Mao Jian Green Tea Attenuates Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Rat Model of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation via the 5-hydroxytryptamine Signaling Pathway

    Wu, Lei / Gao, Liming / Jin, Xiang / Chen, Zhikang / Qiao, Xutong / Cui, Xiting / Gao, Jianhua / Zhang, Liwei

    Foods. 2023 Mar. 04, v. 12, no. 5

    2023  

    Abstract: In a previous study, we demonstrated that the hydro extract of Mao Jian Green Tea (MJGT) promotes gastrointestinal motility. In this study, the effect of MJGT ethanol extract (MJGT_EE) in treating irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in a ... ...

    Abstract In a previous study, we demonstrated that the hydro extract of Mao Jian Green Tea (MJGT) promotes gastrointestinal motility. In this study, the effect of MJGT ethanol extract (MJGT_EE) in treating irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in a rat model constructed via maternal separation combined with an ice water stimulation was investigated. First, a successful model construction was confirmed through the determination of the fecal water content (FWC) and the smallest colorectal distension (CRD) volume. Then, the overall regulatory effects of MJGT_EE on the gastrointestinal tract were preliminarily evaluated through gastric emptying and small intestinal propulsion tests. Our findings indicated that MJGT_EE significantly increased FWC (p < 0.01) and the smallest CRD volume (p < 0.05) and promoted gastric emptying and small intestinal propulsion (p < 0.01). Furthermore, mechanistically, MJGT_EE reduced intestinal sensitivity by regulating the expression of proteins related to the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) pathway. More specifically, it decreased tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) expression (p < 0.05) and increased serotonin transporter (SERT) expression (p < 0.05), thereby decreasing 5-HT secretion (p < 0.01), activating the calmodulin (CaM)/myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) pathway, and increasing 5-HT₄ receptor (5-HT₄R) expression (p < 0.05). Moreover, MJGT_EE enhanced the diversity of gut microbiota, increased the proportion of beneficial bacteria, and regulated the number of 5-HT-related bacteria. Flavonoids may play the role of being active ingredients in MJGT_EE. These findings suggest that MJGT_EE could serve as a potential therapeutic pathway for IBS-C.
    Keywords animal models ; calmodulin ; constipation ; digestive tract ; ethanol ; flavonoids ; gastrointestinal motility ; green tea ; ice ; intestinal microorganisms ; intestines ; irritable bowel syndrome ; secretion ; serotonin ; therapeutics ; tryptophan ; water content
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0304
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2704223-6
    ISSN 2304-8158
    ISSN 2304-8158
    DOI 10.3390/foods12051101
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  6. Article ; Online: Prognostic Significance of Tumor Deposits in Combination with Lymph Node Metastasis in Stage III Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Study.

    Zheng, Peilin / Lai, Chen / Yang, Weimin / Chen, Zhikang

    The American surgeon

    2020  Volume 86, Issue 2, Page(s) 164–170

    Abstract: Tumor deposits in colon cancer are related to poor prognosis, whereas the prognostic power of tumor deposits in combination with lymph node metastasis (LNM) is controversial. This study aimed to compare the overall survival between LNM alone and LNM in ... ...

    Abstract Tumor deposits in colon cancer are related to poor prognosis, whereas the prognostic power of tumor deposits in combination with lymph node metastasis (LNM) is controversial. This study aimed to compare the overall survival between LNM alone and LNM in combination with tumor deposits, and to verify whether the number of tumor deposits can be considered LNM in patients with both LNM and tumor deposits in stage III colon cancer by propensity score matching (PSM). Patients carrying resected stage III adenocarcinoma of colon cancer were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (2010-2015). The Kaplan-Meier method, Cox proportional hazard models and PSM were used. On the whole, 23,168 patients (20,451 (88.3%) with only LNM and 2,717 (11.7%) with both LNM and tumor deposits) were selected. After undergoing PSM, patients with both LNM and tumor deposits showed worse overall survival (hazard ratio = 1.33, 95% confidence interval: 1.20-1.47,
    MeSH term(s) Adenocarcinoma/mortality ; Adenocarcinoma/pathology ; Adenocarcinoma/secondary ; Aged ; Colonic Neoplasms/mortality ; Colonic Neoplasms/pathology ; Confidence Intervals ; Female ; Humans ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Lymph Nodes/pathology ; Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prognosis ; Propensity Score ; Proportional Hazards Models ; SEER Program ; Survival Rate
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 202465-2
    ISSN 1555-9823 ; 0003-1348
    ISSN (online) 1555-9823
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  7. Article: A Six-microRNA Signature Nomogram for Preoperative Prediction of Tumor Deposits in Colorectal Cancer.

    Xiao, Shihan / Guo, Jianping / Zhang, Wuming / Hu, Xianqin / Wang, Ran / Chen, Zhikang / Lai, Chen

    International journal of general medicine

    2022  Volume 15, Page(s) 675–687

    Abstract: Purpose: Tumor deposits (TDs) are acknowledged negative prognostic factors in colorectal cancer (CRC), and their pathogenesis remains a puzzle. This study aimed to construct and validate a nomogram available for preoperative TDs prediction in CRC ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Tumor deposits (TDs) are acknowledged negative prognostic factors in colorectal cancer (CRC), and their pathogenesis remains a puzzle. This study aimed to construct and validate a nomogram available for preoperative TDs prediction in CRC patients.
    Patients and methods: Patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) and the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) databases were randomly divided into training and validation sets according to the sample size ratio of 7:3. Univariate logistic regression was performed for identifying differentially expressed microRNAs between TDs and non-TDs. Nomograms for TDs prediction were developed from the multivariate logistic regression model with least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and were validated internally in terms of accuracy, calibration, and clinical utility. Based on the target genes, pathways tightly associated with TDs were selected using enrichment analysis.
    Results: Six clinicopathologic factors and expressions of six microRNAs (miR-614, miR-1197, miR-4770, miR-3136, miR-3173, and miR-4636) differed significantly between TDs and non-TDs CRC patients from the SEER and TCGA training sets. We compared potential prediction discrimination between two nomograms: a clinicopathologic nomogram and a six-microRNA signature nomogram. The six-microRNA signature nomogram revealed better accuracy than the clinicopathologic one for TDs prediction (AUC values of 0.96 and 0.93 in the validation cohort). The calibration plots and decision curve analysis demonstrated that the six-microRNA signature nomogram had better validity and a greater prognostic benefit versus the clinicopathologic one for TDs prediction. Calcium signaling pathways were closely associated with roles of the six microRNAs in TDs of CRC patients.
    Conclusion: The six-microRNA signature nomogram can be used as an efficient tool for preoperative TDs prediction in CRC patients.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-18
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2452220-X
    ISSN 1178-7074
    ISSN 1178-7074
    DOI 10.2147/IJGM.S346790
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  8. Article: Choosing Kinase Inhibitors for Androgen Deprivation Therapy-Resistant Prostate Cancer.

    Zhong, Shangwei / Peng, Shoujiao / Chen, Zihua / Chen, Zhikang / Luo, Jun-Li

    Pharmaceutics

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 3

    Abstract: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a systemic therapy for advanced prostate cancer (PCa). Although most patients initially respond to ADT, almost all cancers eventually develop castration resistance. Castration-resistant PCa (CRPC) is associated with ... ...

    Abstract Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a systemic therapy for advanced prostate cancer (PCa). Although most patients initially respond to ADT, almost all cancers eventually develop castration resistance. Castration-resistant PCa (CRPC) is associated with a very poor prognosis, and the treatment of which is a serious clinical challenge. Accumulating evidence suggests that abnormal expression and activation of various kinases are associated with the emergence and maintenance of CRPC. Many efforts have been made to develop small molecule inhibitors to target the key kinases in CRPC. These inhibitors are designed to suppress the kinase activity or interrupt kinase-mediated signal pathways that are associated with PCa androgen-independent (AI) growth and CRPC development. In this review, we briefly summarize the roles of the kinases that are abnormally expressed and/or activated in CRPC and the recent advances in the development of small molecule inhibitors that target kinases for the treatment of CRPC.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527217-2
    ISSN 1999-4923
    ISSN 1999-4923
    DOI 10.3390/pharmaceutics14030498
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  9. Article ; Online: Impact of Salvage Surgery following Colonic Endoscopic Polypectomy for Patients with Invasive Neoplasia.

    Tan, Xiangzhou / Quante, Markus / Chen, Zihua / Chen, Zhikang / Königsrainer, Alfred / Wichmann, Dörte

    Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 5, Page(s) 3138–3148

    Abstract: Background: Invasive neoplasia (Tis-T1) are increasingly being encountered in the daily routine of endoscopic polypectomy. However, the need for salvage surgery following endoscopic therapy for invasive neoplasia is controversially discussed.: ... ...

    Abstract Background: Invasive neoplasia (Tis-T1) are increasingly being encountered in the daily routine of endoscopic polypectomy. However, the need for salvage surgery following endoscopic therapy for invasive neoplasia is controversially discussed.
    Patients and methods: Patients with endoscopic removal of invasive neoplasia were identified from the national Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Database 2005 to 2015. Survival analysis and Cox proportional hazard regression analysis in cancer-specific mortality and overall survival rate was used, which were stratified by T stage and polyp size.
    Results: A total of 5805 patients with endoscopic removal of invasive neoplasia were included in the analysis, of whom 1214 (20.9%) underwent endoscopic treatment alone and 4591 (79.1%) underwent endoscopic resection plus surgery. The survival analysis revealed that patients undergoing salvage surgery had a significantly better cancer-specific survival (97.4% vs. 95.8%,
    Conclusion: Salvage surgery following endoscopic polypectomy may improve the oncological survival of patients with invasive neoplasia, especially in patients with T1 stage. Furthermore, the T stage, size, and localization of polyps, as well as the level of CEA, could be identified as significant predictors for lymphonodal and distant metastases.
    MeSH term(s) Colonic Polyps/pathology ; Colonic Polyps/surgery ; Colonoscopy ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; Survival Analysis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1236972-x
    ISSN 1718-7729 ; 1198-0052
    ISSN (online) 1718-7729
    ISSN 1198-0052
    DOI 10.3390/curroncol29050255
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  10. Article ; Online: MM'B

    Chen, Zhikang / Zhang, Kewang / Li, Zijian / Zhang, Fangfang / Yang, Zhihua / Pan, Shilie

    Inorganic chemistry

    2022  Volume 61, Issue 6, Page(s) 2713–2718

    Abstract: Three mixed-alkali-metal fluorooxoborates, ... ...

    Abstract Three mixed-alkali-metal fluorooxoborates, KNaB
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1484438-2
    ISSN 1520-510X ; 0020-1669
    ISSN (online) 1520-510X
    ISSN 0020-1669
    DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03772
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