Publications by authors named "Changqing Tang"

Background: Predicting intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)-resistant Kawasaki disease (KD) can aid early treatment and prevent coronary artery lesions. A clinically consistent predictive model was developed for IVIG resistance in KD.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study of children diagnosed with KD from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021, a scoring system was constructed.

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Investigations on placental P-glycoprotein (P-gp) regulation could provide more therapeutic targets for individualized and safe pharmacotherapy during pregnancy. The role of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) on placental P-gp regulation is lacking. The present study was carried out to investigate the regulation and underlying mechanisms of lncRNA urothelial carcinoma associated 1 (UCA1) on P-gp in Bewo cells.

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Fetal arrhythmias are common cardiac abnormalities associated with high mortality due to ventricular dysfunction and heart failure, particularly when accompanied by hydrops. Although several types of common fetal tachycardias have been relatively identified medications, such as digoxin, flecainide, and sotalol, there is no first-line drug treatment protocol established for the treatment of various types of fetal tachycardias. We conducted a network meta-analysis using a Bayesian hierarchical framework to obtain a model for integrating both direct and indirect evidence.

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Backgrounds: The traditional treatment of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect (dcVSD) is open-heart surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and outcome of transcatheter closure of small dcVSD using Amplatzer duct occluder-II (ADO-II) in children.

Methods: Between January 2016 and April 2021, 24 children (17 male and 7 female patients) with small dcVSD who received transfemoral closure with ADO-II were enrolled retrospectively.

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The rapid progression from fetal first-degree atrioventricular block (AVB) to third-degree AVB had been reported. However, how to define fetal first-degree AVB with proper technique and the necessity of the treatment for fetal autoimmune-associated first-degree AVB are still controversial. To explore the diagnosis and the effect of treatment for fetal first-degree AVB.

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Fetal congenital heart block (CHB) is the most commonly observed type of fetal bradycardia, and is potentially life-threatening. More than 50% of cases of bradycardia are associated with maternal autoimmunity, and these are collectively termed immune-associated bradycardia. Several methods have been used to achieve reliable prenatal diagnoses of CHB.

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Introduction: Aortic regurgitation (AR) was recognized as a major, but rare complication after device closure for perimembranous ventricular septal defects (PmVSD). Most of them are temporary and non-significant. Infectious endocarditis (IE) is another extremely rare post-procedure complication of PmVSD.

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Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is now the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin were considered as the standard initial treatment of KD for decades. However, the optimal dose of aspirin has remained controversial.

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Backgrounds: Reducing toxicants transplacental rates could contribute to the prevention of congenital heart defects (CHDs). Placental P-glycoprotein (P-gp) plays a vital role in fetal toxicants exposure and subsequently affects the risk of toxicants-induced birth defects. However, data on the role of placental P-gp in decreasing toxicants-induced cardiac anomalies is extremely limited.

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Rationale: Hemoptysis is an uncommon chief complaint but a distressing symptom in pediatric patients. Due to the recurrence and mortality in minor patients, an accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause is quite essential for treatment. The etiologies causing hemoptysis in children are similar to that in adults.

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Accumulating evidence has suggested a link between maternal di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) exposure and various developmental abnormalities. However, the evidence regarding the effect of maternal DEHP exposure on fetal cardiac development is scarce. The present study aimed to determine the effect of maternal DEHP exposure on fetal cardiac development in mice and explore the possible involved mechanism preliminarily.

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On the basis of measurements, such as field emission scanning electron microscope, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra, X-ray diffraction, electron paramagnetic resonance, photoluminescence spectra, and photocurrent measurements, the roles of anatase TiO sheet on synthesizing Ti self-doped mixed phase TiO nanosheets (doped TiO (A/R, TiO (A))) and on improving the performance for photocatalytic CO reduction were explored systematically. High surface area anatase TiO nanosheets (TiO (A)) as a substrate, structure directing agent, and inhibitor, mediated the synthesis of Ti self-doped mixed phase TiO nanosheets. Addition of TiO (A) significantly improved not only visible light absorption of doped TiO (A/R, TiO (A)), but also the efficiency of photo-excited charges separations due to the existence of interfacial regions of anatase-rutile TiO junctions.

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Rhizoctonia solani is a major fungal pathogen of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that causes great yield losses in all rice-growing regions of the world. Here we report the draft genome sequence of the rice sheath blight disease pathogen, R.

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AgBr/palygorskite composite was prepared by an in situ electrostatic adsorption-deposition-precipitation method and characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse reflection, and BET surface measurements techniques. The layer negative charge and larger specific surface area of palygorskite, along with the poor cation-exchange ability of tetra-n-butyl ammonium cation (N(CH(2)CH(2)CH(2)CH(3))(4)(+)) due to its larger ion radius, could mainly account for high dispersity of AgBr on the surface of fibrous palygorskite. The rate of Rh B decolorization and CO(2) reduction with H(2) as a proton donor and reductant over AgBr/palygorskite was about three and two times faster than that of the corresponding bare AgBr, respectively.

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A PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method for identifying vegetative insecticidal protein (vip) 1-type genes from Bacillus cereus was developed by designing specific primers based on the conserved regions of the genes to amplify vip1-type gene fragments. PCR products were digested with endonuclease AciI, and four known vip1-type genes were identified. Vip1Ac and vip1Aa-type genes appeared in 17 of 26 B.

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