Photoredox-catalyzed C-C bond cleavage of cyclopropanes for the formation of C(sp)-heteroatom bonds.

Sterically congested C-O and C-N bonds are ubiquitous in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and bioactive compounds. However, the development of a general method for the efficient construction of those sterically demanding covalent bonds still remains a formidable challenge. Herein, a photoredox-driven ring-opening C(sp)-heteroatom bond formation of arylcyclopropanes is presented, which enables the construction of structurally diversified while sterically congested dialkyl ether, alkyl ester, alcohol, amine, chloride/fluoride, azide and also thiocyanate derivatives.

Antiviral Properties of Nanoparticles on Herpes Simplex Virus Type I and .

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), an enveloped DNA virus, plays a key role in varieties of diseases including recurrent cold sores, keratoconjunctivitis, genital herpes and encephalitis in humans. Great efforts have been made in developing more effective and less side-effects anti-herpes simplex virus agents, including traditional Chinese herbal medicines. In the present study, we evaluated the antiviral efficacy of nanoparticles against HSV-1 and .

Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial DNA sequences of wild rats, and the relationship with Seoul virus infection in Hubei, China.

Seoul virus (SEOV), which is predominantly carried by Rattus norvegicus, is one of the major causes of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in China. Hubei province, located in the central south of China, has experienced some of the most severe epidemics of HFRS. To investigate the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-based phylogenetics of wild rats in Hubei, and the relationship with SEOV infection, 664 wild rats were captured from five trapping sites in Hubei from 2000-2009 and 2014-2015.

Prognostic significance of the pre-chemotherapy lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in patients with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer receiving FOLFOX chemotherapy.

Background: As a surrogate marker of systemic inflammation, the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) is an independent prognostic factor for various malignancies. This study investigated the prognostic significance of the pre-chemotherapy LMR in patients with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving chemotherapy.

Methods: The present study included newly diagnosed mCRC patients treated between January 2005 and December 2013 with FOLFOX chemotherapy, specifically oxaliplatin 180 mg/m(2) on day 1, with leucovorin 400 mg/m(2) administered as a 2-hour infusion before the administration of 5-fluorouracil 400 mg/m(2) as an intravenous bolus injection, and 5-fluorouracil 2400 mg/m(2) as a 46-h infusion immediately after 5-fluorouracil bolus injection.

Synthesis and antitumor activity evaluation of novel ursolic acid derivatives.

Eleven novel ursolic acid (UA) derivatives were designed and synthesized with modification at positions of C-2, C-3, and C-28 of UA. Their structures were confirmed by MS, (1)H NMR, and elemental analysis. Their in vitro cytotoxicities against various cancer cell lines (HeLa, HepG2, and BGC-823) were evaluated by MTT assay.

Hepatitis B Virus Infection Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Patients with Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been reported to be associated with inferior prognosis in hepatocellular and pancreatic carcinoma cases, but has not been studied with respect to non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of HBV infection in advanced NSCLC patients.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort of 445 advanced NSCLC patients was recruited at our hospital from January 1, 2003 until August 30, 2014.

Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts poor outcome in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer receiving first-line gefitinib or erlotinib treatment.

Aim: Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been demonstrated to be a poor prognostic factor in multiple types of malignancies, whereas the effect of NLR on the prognosis of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with first-line EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) is not fully addressed.

Methods: 81 metastatic NSCLC patients harboring EGFR mutation treated with first-line EGFR TKIs were retrospectively included. The associations between baseline clinical characteristics, including NLR, and tumor response, progression and survival were investigated.

Prognostic significance of the peripheral blood absolute monocyte count in patients with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma receiving systemic chemotherapy.

Background: The prognostic significance of the circulating absolute monocyte count (AMC) in patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is uncertain. This study was designed to assess the association of circulating AMC with survival outcomes in patients diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic HCC receiving systemic chemotherapy.

Materials And Methods: Between January 1, 2005 and December 30, 2012, locally advanced or metastatic HCC patients who had Child-Pugh stage A or B disease and received systemic chemotherapy were retrospectively enrolled.

Increased lymphocyte to monocyte ratio is associated with better prognosis in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma receiving chemotherapy.

Inflammation has been demonstrated to be widely involved in the carcinogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, the prognostic significance of lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) in metastatic NPC is not fully addressed. The purpose of the study is to investigate the prognostic impact of pre-treatment absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), absolute monocyte count (AMC), and LMR on patients with newly diagnosed metastatic NPC undergoing chemotherapy.

Hepatitis B virus reactivation in hepatitis B surface antigen seropositive patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy: the efficacy of preemptive lamivudine and identification of risk factors.

Little is known about the likelihood and degree of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seropositive patients with disseminated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving chemotherapy. Between January 2003 and December 2013, all HBsAg seropositive patients with metastatic NSCLC receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy were retrospectively evaluated. The morbidity and mortality of HBV reactivation, risk factors associated with reactivation, as well as the efficacy of preemptive lamivudine were investigated.

Prognostic impact of circulating monocytes and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio on previously untreated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving platinum-based doublet.

The link between circulating lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and newly diagnosed metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not fully defined. The study was conducted to evaluate the prognostic impact of LMR on survival outcomes in previously untreated metastatic NSCLC patients receiving platinum-based doublet. Chemotherapy-naive metastatic NSCLC patients undergoing platinum-based doublet were retrospectively enrolled.

The epidemic characteristics and changing trend of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Hubei Province, China.

Background: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by different hantaviruses within the Bunyaviridae family. HFRS is a fulminant, infectious disease that occurs worldwide and is endemic in all 31 provinces of China. Since the first HFRS case in Hubei Province was reported in 1957, the disease has spread across the province and Hubei has become one of the seriously affected areas in China with the greatest number of reported HFRS cases in the 1980's.

Characteristics of human infection with avian influenza viruses and development of new antiviral agents.

Since 1997, several epizootic avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have been transmitted to humans, causing diseases and even deaths. The recent emergence of severe human infections with AIV (H7N9) in China has raised concerns about efficient interpersonal viral transmission, polygenic traits in viral pathogenicity and the management of newly emerging strains. The symptoms associated with viral infection are different in various AI strains: H5N1 and newly emerged H7N9 induce severe pneumonia and related complications in patients, while some H7 and H9 subtypes cause only conjunctivitis or mild respiratory symptoms.

[Analysis on the clinical and prognostic features of 71 male patients with breast cancer].

Objective: Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease, with clinical and prognostic features still controversial. The aim of this study was to discuss the clinical characteristics and prognosis of MBC.

Methods: Clinical data related to 71 MBC patients was reviewed.

[Enrichment and identification of anaerobic ammonium oxidation bacteria].

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) bacteria were investigated by cultivation and molecular approaches. Primary enrichments were made with NH4HCO3 and NaNO2 as substrates and two types of sludge from ANAMMOX reactors as inoculum. Two stable enrichment cultures were obtained after two years of successive transfers, and ammonium removal rate was 85%.

[Genetic analysis on S segment of hantaviruses in rodent hosts from Wuhan area, Hubei province].

Objective: To investigate the infection and genotype of hantaviruses in rodents from Wuhan area, Hubei province.

Methods: Rodents were trapped in fields and residential areas of Xinzhou and Jiangxia districts of Wuhan in autumn and winter seasons, from 2000 to 2003 and from 2009 to 2011. Trapped rodents were identified, and hantavirus antigens were detected in the lung tissues with indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA).

Genetic characterization of a new subtype of Hantaan virus isolated from a hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) epidemic area in Hubei Province, China.

To characterize hantaviruses currently circulating in the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) epidemic area of Hubei Province, rodents were captured and serum samples were collected from several HFRS patients. The partial S segment of the hantaviruses amplified from two serum samples had a high degree of sequence identity to the corresponding hantavirus strain isolated from Apodemus agrarius (designated as HV004). The complete S, M, and L segment sequences of HV004 were determined.

Genetic analysis of hantaviruses and their rodent hosts in central-south China.

Hantaan virus (HTNV) and Seoul virus (SEOV) are two major zoonotic pathogens of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Asia. Hubei province, which is located in the central-south China, had been one of the most severe epidemic areas of HFRS. To investigate phylogenetic relationships, genetic diversity and geographic distribution of HTNV and SEOV in their reservoir hosts, a total of 687 rodents were trapped in this area between 2000 and 2009.

[Kaempferol activates human steroid and xenobiotic receptor-mediated cytochrome P450 3A4 transcription].

Objective: To investigate whether kaempferol stimulates pregnane X receptor (PXR)-mediated transcription of CYP3A4.

Methods: Transient cotransfection reporter gene assay was performed with PXR expression plasmid and a reporter plasmid containing the XREs in the CYP3A4 gene promoter in HepG(2)cells.

Results: Kaempferol activated PXR-mediated transcription of CYP3A4 in a dose, time-dependent manner.

[Human pregnane X receptor-mediated transcriptional regulation of cytochrome P450 3A4 by some phytochemicals].

Objective: To test the effect on human pregnane X receptor (hPXR)-mediated transcription regulation of CYP3A4 by five selected phytochemicals.

Methods: Transient cotransfection reporter gene assays in HepG(2) cells were performed with the hPXR expression plasmid and the reporter gene plasmid which contains XRE in the promoter of CYP3A4 linked to luciferase.

Results: In the dose-effect study, soybean isoflavone, luteolin and curcumin induced the CYP3A4 transcription via PXR in an evident dose-dependent manner, but isorhamnetin and rutin did not.

Cluster of acute hemorrhagic appendicitis among high school students in Wuhan, China.

Background: Features of a cluster of acute appendicitis that occurred among a high school student population in China were investigated.

Methods: Epidemiologic data, medical records, and histologic slides of resected appendices were examined.

Results: During a period between April 10, 1997, and June 11, 1997, 11 cases occurred in a high school, with 10 cases among 290 students enrolled at the time.

Phylogenetic relationships among members of the genus Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae) based on partial M segment sequence analyses.

Viruses in the Phlebovirus genus of the family Bunyaviridae cause clinical syndromes ranging from a short, self-limiting febrile illness to fatal haemorrhagic fever. The genus currently consists of 68 antigenically distinct virus serotypes, most of which have not been genetically characterized. RT-PCR with four 'cocktail' primers was performed to amplify a region of the M segment of the genome of 24 phleboviruses included in the sandfly fever Naples, sandfly fever Sicilian and Punta Toro serocomplexes.