Risk Factors of Colorectal Stricture Associated with Developing High-Grade Dysplasia or Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis: A Multicenter Long-term Follow-up Study

Weimin Xu,Wenjun Ding,Yubei Gu,Long Cui,Jie Zhong,Peng Du 거트앤리버 소화기연관학회협의회 2020 Gut and Liver Vol.14 No.5

Background/Aims: The risk factors of colorectal stricture associated with ulcerative colitis (UC) carcinogenesis in the long-term disease duration remain unclear. Methods: This study included all UC patients registered from a prospectively maintained database between June 1986 to July 2018. The demographic data, clinical features, and outcomes in patients with dysplasia and stricture were assessed using univariable analysis and multivariate logistic regression models. Results: A total of 246 eligible patients were included in the analysis. The median follow-up time was 13.0 years (interquartile range [IQR], 9.0 to 16.0). There were 35 cases (14.2%) of colorectal stricture. Patients with stricture had worse clinical outcomes. Stricture formation (odds ratio [OR], 9.350; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.842 to 30.762), inflammatory polyps (OR, 5.464; 95% CI, 1.692 to 17.638), disease duration of more than 10 years (OR, 3.223; 95% CI, 1.040 to 9.985), and age >40 years at diagnosis (OR, 8.499; 95% CI, 1.903 to 37.956) were significantly associated with high-grade dysplasia or colorectal cancer. In addition, disease duration of more than 5 years (OR, 3.211; 95% CI, 1.168 to 8.881), moderated anemia (OR, 3.373; 95% CI, 1.472 to 7.731), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (OR, 5,842; 95% CI, 1.395 to 24.468) were contributing factors for the development of colorectal stricture. Conclusions: Colorectal stricture had the highest risk for malignant transformation. Earlier initiation of colonoscopic surveillance in UC patients with risk factors for stricture should be considered to prevent stricture formation and further malignant transformation.

Surgical Options for Appropriate Length of J-Pouch Construction for Better Outcomes and Long-term Quality of Life in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis after Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis

Xu Weimin,Tang Wenbo,Ding Wenjun,Hua Zhebin,Wang Yaosheng,Ge Xiaolong,Cui Long,Wu Xiaojian,Zhou Wei,Ding Zhao,Du Peng 거트앤리버 소화기연관학회협의회 2024 Gut and Liver Vol.18 No.1

Background/Aims: Total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is widely accepted as a radical surgery for refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). Definite results on the appropriate pouch length for an evaluation of the risk-to-benefit ratio regarding technical complications and long-term quality of life (QOL) are still scarce. Methods: Data on UC patients who underwent IPAA from 2008 to 2022 in four well-established pouch centers affiliated to China UC Pouch Center Union were collected. Results: A total of 208 patients with a median follow-up time of 6.0 years (interquartile range, 2.3 to 9.0 years) were enrolled. The median lengths of the patients’ short and long pouches were 14.0 cm (interquartile range, 14.0 to 15.0 cm) and 22.0 cm (interquartile range, 20.0 to 24.0 cm), respectively. Patients with a short J pouch configuration were less likely to achieve significantly improved long-term QOL (p=0.015) and were prone to develop late postoperative complications (p=0.042), such as increased defecation frequency (p=0.003) and pouchitis (p=0.035). A short ileal pouch was an independent risk factor for the development of late postoperative complications (odds ratio, 3.100; 95% confidence interval, 1.519 to 6.329; p=0.002) and impaired long-term QOL improvement (odds ratio, 2.221; 95% confidence interval, 1.218 to 4.050, p=0.009). Conclusions: The length of the J pouch was associated with the improvement in long-term QOL and the development of late post-IPAA complications. A long J pouch configuration could be a considerable surgical option for pouch construction.

Bombyx mori used as a fast detection model of liver melanization after a clinical drug – Acetaminophen exposure

Yue He,Xu Xu,Jianfeng Qiu,Weimin Yin,Yang-Hu Sima,Shi-Qing Xu 한국응용곤충학회 2020 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.23 No.1

Acetaminophen (APAP) is an effective and widely used analgesic. However, APAP overdose is the principal cause of acute liver failure (ALF) in many countries. Here, we report the phenomenon of liver melanization which occurred before APAP-induced ALF in mice. A melanic surface induced by APAP which was time- and dosedependent in the silkworm invertebrate model was observed. In addition, an APAP-induced acute tissue failure model (ATF) was established using a metabolic detoxification tissue fat body which simulated mouse liver. An investigation of the anabolic mechanism of melanin in experimental animals showed that dopaquinone and dopamine which were synthesized from tyrosine via dopa in silkworms were further metabolized to melanin, while in mice, epinephrine was synthesized via the dopamine branch and melanin was only synthesized via the dopaquinone branch. On this basis, it is proposed that melanin-metabolic levels in plasma could be used as an early diagnostic marker of APAP overdose and the black spots on insect epidermis could be used as a fast detection model of toxicity.

Chemical Constituents from Mussaenda Pubescens

Weimin Zhao,Rensheng Xu,Guowei Qin,Xican Tang,Xiaoyu Li 한국생약학회 1995 Natural Product Sciences Vol.1 No.1

A new triterpenoid saponin named Mussaendoside F(1), along with five known compounds (2-6) were isolated from aerial part of Mussaenda pubescens.

Fracture analysis of a welded front axle tube structure from a mini-truck

Weimin Guo,Ning Ding,Na Xu,Long Liu,Nan Li,Junbo Shi,Chi-Man Lawrence Wu 대한기계학회 2020 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.34 No.1

The failure (fracture) mechanism of a welded front axle tube structure made of C45E4 steel from a mini truck was analyzed. The fracture occurred on the right side of the right support frame with the fracture surface perpendicular to the tube axis. SEM examination showed that the fracture surface could be divided into three areas: intergranular area, cleavage area and dimple area. Crack initiation site of the failed front axle tube was at the front weld joint fixing the right support frame on the axle tube. The crack propagated in two opposite directions along the circumference of the tube and converged at the dimple area. Intergranular fracture was found to be in heat affected zone (HAZ). With higher magnification, fine dimples, intergranular and trans-granular fracture characteristics were observed in the crack initiation site. By metallurgical examination, Widmanstätten ferrites, which could decrease the toughness and strength of the weld joint, were observed in the columnar grains. The hardness of HAZ coarse grain area (623 VHN) was far higher than HAZ fine grain area (310 VHN) and base metal (225 VHN). As the weld process indicates, neither pre-weld nor post-weld treatment was carried out. A non-uniform temperature distribution around the weld joint could generate large thermal residual tensile stress in HAZ; thus, the material was very unstable. It could fracture for very small or even no external stress. Hydrogen atoms would be released during welding and microstructures with the highest hardness are the most susceptible of hydrogen assisted cracking. It is concluded that the fracture was caused by hydrogen assisted brittleness under the induction of weld residual stress. Post-weld aging treatment (PWAT) is recommended to release the residual stress generated during welding process. In this case, PWAT was carried out on the failed weld joint and Vickers hardness of HAZ coarse grain area, HAZ fine grain area and base metal decreased to 232 VHN, 205 VHN and 125 VHN, respectively. That indicates that the PWAT procedure could effectively soften the material and relieve residual stress.

Texture characteristics of a warm rolled 0.085 wt%-P interstitial free (IF) steel with and without lubrication

Weimin Guo,Zuocheng Wang,Na Xu,Ning Ding,Junbo Shi 대한기계학회 2018 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.32 No.7

A 0.085 wt% P micro - alloyed and Ti-stabilized high strength IF (interstitial free) steel was warm rolled under two conditions: One with lubrication and the other without. The results show that lubrication has a significant effect on texture evolution during warm rolling and the subsequent annealing process. Without lubrication, severe shear deformation occurs in the surface layer, which results in recrystallization and the formation of a <110>//ND (normal direction) texture, while the central layer undergoes plane strain deformation and forms a weak <111>//ND deformation texture (typical of bcc iron). With good lubrication, both the surface and central layer experience plane strain deformation and a strong <111>//ND texture is normally formed. The warm rolling texture (which contains both recrystallized and deformed grains) has a profound effect on the subsequent annealing texture. The final textures influence the draw - ability of the plates, i.e. the r - value (r-value: The ratio of the true width strain to the true thickness strain in a sheet tensile test) and |Dr|-value (planar anisotropy coefficient). After annealing, the lubricated plates are characterized by a higher r - value (1.27) and a much lower |Dr|-value (0.075) than those rolled without lubrication (i.e. 0.96 for the r - value and 0.465 for the |Dr|-value).

A New Phenolic Glycoside from Mussaenda pubescens

Zhao, Weimin,Xu, Rensheng,Qin, Guowei,Wu, Houming,Jiang, Shaokai,Yang, Genjin The Korean Society of Pharmacognosy 1996 Natural Product Sciences Vol.2 No.1

A new phenolic glycoside named mussaendoside L (1), along with four known iridoidal glycosides $(2{\sim}5)$ were isolated from the aerial parts of Mussaenda pubescens Ait.f. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence.

Gene expression and promoter methylation of porcine uncoupling protein 3 gene

Ruiyi Lin,Weimin Lin,Qiaohui Chen,Jianchao Huo,Yuping Hu,Junxiao Ye,Jingya Xu,Tianfang Xiao 아세아·태평양축산학회 2019 Animal Bioscience Vol.32 No.2

Objective: Uncoupling protein 3 gene (UCP3) is a candidate gene associated with the meat quality of pigs. The aim of this study was to explore the regulation mechanism of UCP3 expression and provide a theoretical basis for the research of the function of porcine UCP3 gene in meat quality. Methods: Bisulfite sequencing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) were used to analyze the methylation of UCP3 5′-flanking region and UCP3 mRNA expression in the adipose tissue or skeletal muscle of three pig breeds at different ages (1, 90, 210-day-old Putian Black pig; 90-day-old Duroc; and 90-day-old Dupu). Results: Results showed that two cytosine-guanine dinucleotide (CpG) islands are present in the promoter region of porcine UCP3 gene. The second CpG island located in the core promoter region contained 9 CpG sites. The methylation level of CpG island 2 was lower in the adipose tissue and skeletal muscle of 90-day-old Putian Black pigs compared with 1-day-old and 210-day-old Putian Black pigs, and the difference also existed in the skeletal muscle among the three 90-day-old pig breeds. Furthermore, the obvious changing difference of UCP3 mRNA expression was observed in the skeletal muscle of different groups. However, the difference of methylation status and expression level of UCP3 gene was not significant in the adipose tissue. Conclusion: Our data indicate that UCP3 mRNA expression level was associated with the methylation status of UCP3 promoter in the skeletal muscle of pigs.

In situ synthesis of MgWO4–GO nanocomposites and their catalytic effect on the thermal decomposition of HMX, RDX and AP

Wang Jingjing,Wang Weimin,Wang Jinghua,Xu Kangzhen 한국탄소학회 2020 Carbon Letters Vol.30 No.4

For solving phase separation of nanoparticles and graphene oxide (GO) in the application process, MgWO4–GO nanocom�posites were successfully synthesized using three diferent dispersants via a facile solvothermal-assisted in situ synthesis method. The structure and morphology of the prepared samples were characterized by X-ray difraction, Scanning electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared and Raman techniques. The experimental results show that MgWO4 nanoparticles are tightly anchored on the surfaces of GO sheets and the agglomeration of MgWO4 nano�particles is signifcantly weakened. Additionally, MgWO4–GO nanocomposites are more stable than self-assembly MgWO4/ GO, which there is no separation of MgWO4 nanoparticles and GO sheets by ultrasound after 10 min. The catalytic results show that, compared with bare MgWO4, MgWO4–GO nanocomposites present better catalytic activities on the thermal decomposition of cyclotetramethylenete tranitramine (HMX), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) and ammonium per�chlorate (AP). The enhanced catalytic activity is mainly attributed to the synergistic efect of MgWO4 nanoparticles and GO. MgWO4–GO prepared using urea as the dispersant has the smallest diameter and possesses the best catalytic action among the three MgWO4–GO nanocomposites, which make the decomposition temperature of HMX, RDX and AP reduce by 10.71, 11.09 and 66.6 °C, respectively, and the apparent activation energy of RDX decrease by 68.6 kJ mol−1

Integrated Modeling between Smart Substation and Dispatch Automation System

Deng, Yong,Mi, Weimin,Ren, Xiaohui,Xu, Dandan,Chen, Zhengping 대한전기학회 2014 The Journal of International Council on Electrical Vol.4 No.4

Based on technical supporting systems for smart grid dispatch and smart substation system and according to the functional demand of dispatch master station to the substation, an integrated modeling scheme for coordinated sharing of models/images and seamless communication between dispatch master station and smart substation is proposed, by which practicable converting rules between IEC 61850-based model and IEC 61970-based model are drafted; a unified data model-based mapping approach for IEC 61850-based model and IEC 61970-based model is put forward; by means of splitting/merging technique of models and self-converting technique of Ids of graphs and so on, the integrated modeling between dispatch master station and smart substation is implemented; utilizing message bus service of dispatch master station and manufacturing message specification (MMS) protocol stack, the IEC 61850 protocol-based communication at dispatch master station side is attained, thus the coordinated sharing of models/images and seamless communication between smart substation and dispatch master station is implemented, and the capacity of information interaction between smart substation and dispatch master station is increased and the workload of model coordination in heterogeneous systems is reduced.