Publications by authors named "Zhiying Ji"

The virulence analysis of f. sp. (), the cause of wheat stripe rust, is essential for predicting and managing the disease epidemic in Southwest China, where the wheat cultivation has significantly reduced in the past few decades due to the impact of this disease.

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Improving economic resilience has become a regional development goal of policymakers. This study aims to investigate the effects of digital transformation on urban economic resilience and its underlying mechanisms. Based on a sample of 287 prefecture-level cities in China, We find that digital transformation helps improve urban economic resilience, which is robust to different estimations, e.

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Objective: To explore the features and diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) imaging in cases of thymic cysts.

Methods: A total of 24 cases of the thymic cysts (confirmed by postoperative pathology) were retrospectively analyzed. The location, morphology, and density of the thymic cysts were summarized, and the changes in CT value of the region of interest (ROI) in the thymic cysts between noncontrast enhanced and enhanced chest scans were compared and classified.

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It is often assumed that genotoxic substances will be detected more easily by using in vitro rather than in vivo genotoxicity tests since higher concentrations, more cytotoxicity and static exposures can be achieved. However, there is a paucity of data demonstrating whether genotoxic substances are detected at lower concentrations in cell culture in vitro than can be reached in the blood of animals treated in vivo. To investigate this issue, we compared the lowest concentration required for induction of chromosomal damage in vitro (lowest observed effective concentration, or LOEC) with the concentration of the test substance in blood at the lowest dose required for biologically relevant induction of micronuclei in vivo (lowest observed effective dose, or LOED).

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The in vivo comet assay can evaluate the genotoxic potential of a chemical in theoretically any tissue that can be processed to a single cell suspension. This flexibility enables evaluation of point-of-contact tissues using a relevant route of test material administration; however, assessing cytotoxicity is essential for the interpretation of comet results. Histopathological evaluation is routinely utilized to assess cytotoxicity, but temporal- and cell-specific considerations may compromise applicability to the comet assay.

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The Pig-a assay is an emerging and promising in vivo method to determine mutagenic potential of chemicals. Since its development in 2008, remarkable progress has been made in harmonizing and characterizing the test procedures, primarily using known mutagenic chemicals. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate specificity of the Pig-a assay using two nongenotoxic and well-characterized rodent liver carcinogens, phenobarbital and clofibrate, in male F344/DuCrl rats.

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The Pig-a assay, a recently developed in vivo somatic gene mutation assay, is based on the identification of mutant erythrocytes that have an altered repertoire of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored cell surface markers. We hypothesized that the erythrocyte Pig-a assay concept could be applied to rat cauda epididymal spermatozoa (sperm) for germ cell mutagenicity evaluation. We used GPI-anchored CD59 as the Pig-a mutation marker and examined the frequency of CD59-negative sperm using flow cytometry.

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Mutagenicity is an important toxicological endpoint that requires thorough evaluation during the industrial chemical registration process. Regulatory requirements for mutagenicity assessment in registration of industrial chemicals vary in geographic regions (and in some cases by intended application). Here we compile the mutagenicity testing requirements for registration of industrial chemicals from representative geographic regions (in alphabetical order), that is Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union (EU), India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and United States (US).

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Formaldehyde is a human carcinogen that readily binds to nucleophiles, including proteins and DNA. To investigate whether exogenous formaldehyde produces adducts in extracellular fluids, we characterized modifications to human serum albumin (HSA) following incubation of whole blood, plasma, and saliva with formaldehyde at concentrations of 1, 10 and 100μM. The only HSA locus that showed the presence of formaldehyde modifications was Lys199.

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  • - Benzene, formaldehyde (FA), and trichloroethylene (TCE) are common chemicals in workplaces and the environment, with benzene being linked to myeloid leukemia and possible lymphomas, while FA is regarded as a myeloid leukemogen without ties to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and TCE is associated with NHL but not myeloid leukemia.
  • - Previous studies indicated that exposure to these chemicals leads to hematotoxicity in factory workers, with distinct patterns of cell type alterations depending on the chemical exposure.
  • - Findings revealed that benzene and FA exposure resulted in decreased myeloid progenitor cell-derived cells, while benzene and TCE exposure influenced B
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The nature of the dose-response relationship for various in vivo endpoints of exposure and effect were investigated using the alkylating agents, methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and methylnitrosourea (MNU). Six male F344 rats/group were dosed orally with 0, 0.5, 1, 5, 25 or 50mg/kg bw/day (mkd) of MMS, or 0, 0.

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Background: Formaldehyde has been classified as a human myeloid leukemogen. However, the mechanistic basis for this association is still debated.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate whether circulating immune/inflammation markers were altered in workers occupationally exposed to formaldehyde.

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Benzene and formaldehyde (FA) are important industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants that cause leukemia by inducing DNA damage and chromosome aberrations in hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), the target cells for leukemia. Our previous studies showed that workers exposed to benzene and FA exhibit increased levels of aneuploidy in their blood cells. As centrosome amplification is a common phenomenon in human cancers, including leukemia, and is associated with aneuploidy in carcinogenesis, we hypothesized that benzene and FA would induce centrosome amplification in vitro.

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  • Formaldehyde (FA) is an important industrial chemical linked to higher leukemia risks, especially myeloid leukemia, according to the International Agency for Cancer Research.
  • A study was conducted on myeloid progenitor cells from 29 workers exposed to high levels of FA versus 23 unexposed controls, using a chromosome-wide analysis to check for genetic abnormalities.
  • The results showed significant increases in chromosome abnormalities, particularly monosomies and structural changes, in exposed workers, suggesting that FA exposure may lead to genetic changes associated with leukemia development.
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Although formaldehyde (FA) has been classified as a human leukemogen, the mechanisms of leukemogenesis remain elusive. Previously, using colony-forming assays in semi-solid media, we showed that FA exposure in vivo and in vitro was toxic to human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. In the present study, we have applied new liquid in vitro erythroid expansion systems to further investigate the toxic effects of FA (0-150 μM) on cultured mouse and human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells.

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Formaldehyde (FA), a major industrial chemical and ubiquitous environmental pollutant, has been classified as a leukemogen. The causal relationship remains unclear, however, due to limited evidence that FA induces toxicity in bone marrow, the site of leukemia induction, and in other distal organs. Although induction of DNA-protein crosslinks (DPC), a hallmark of FA toxicity, was not previously detected in the bone marrow of FA-exposed rats and monkeys in studies published in the 1980s, our recent studies showed increased DPC in the bone marrow, liver, kidney, and testes of exposed Kunming mice.

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Tourette Syndrome (TS) is characterized with chronic motor and vocal tics beginning in childhood. Abnormality of both gray (GM) and white matter (WM) has been observed in cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuits and sensory-motor cortex of adult TS patient. It is not clear if these morphological changes are also present in TS children and if there are any microstructural changes of WM.

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  • A study in China assessed the immunotoxic effects of trichloroethylene (TCE) on workers exposed to the chemical, comparing their immune markers with those of unexposed control workers.
  • Researchers measured serum levels of cytokines IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α in 71 exposed workers and 78 unexposed individuals, using personal exposure measurements before blood collection.
  • Results showed a significant 70% decrease in IL-10 levels among TCE-exposed workers, indicating TCE's potential immunotoxicity, while no notable differences were found for IL-6 and TNF-α levels.
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) has been associated with a variety of immunotoxic effects and may be associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Altered serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels have been reported in NHL patients and in animals exposed to TCE. Recently, we reported that occupational exposure to TCE is associated with immunosuppressive effects and immune dysfunction, including suppression of B-cell counts and activation, even at relatively low levels.

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Formaldehyde (FA), a major industrial chemical and ubiquitous environmental pollutant, has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a human leukemogen. The major mode of action of FA is thought to be the formation of DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs). Repair of DPCs may be mediated by the Fanconi anemia pathway; however, data supporting the involvement of this pathway are limited, particularly in human hematopoietic cells.

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Background: Formaldehyde is used in many occupational settings, most notably in manufacturing, health care, and embalming. Formaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen, but its mechanism of action remains uncertain.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study of 43 formaldehyde-exposed workers and 51 unexposed age and sex-matched controls in Guangdong, China to study formaldehyde's early biologic effects.

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2,5-Dimethylfuran (DMF) is being considered as a potential green transportation biofuel, but there is limited information about its toxicity and safety. We examined DMF toxicity in the bone marrow using a murine in vitro erythropoietic micronucleus assay and found that exposure to DMF (0.1 mM, 1 hr) induced an increase in micronuclei frequency compared with controls.

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Epidemiological studies suggest that trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure may be associated with renal cancer. The biological mechanisms involved are not exactly known although nephrotoxicity is believed to play a role. Studies on TCE nephrotoxicity among humans, however, have been largely inconsistent.

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Benzene is a primary industrial chemical and a ubiquitous environmental pollutant that causes human leukemia and maybe other malignancies. Occupational exposure to benzene has been associated with increased chromosomal aneuploidies in blood lymphocytes and, in separate studies, in sperm. However, aneuploidy detection in somatic and germ cells within the same benzene-exposed individuals has never been reported.

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Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a technique that allows specific DNA sequences to be detected on metaphase or interphase chromosomes in cell nuclei(1). The technique uses DNA probes with unique sequences that hybridize to whole chromosomes or specific chromosomal regions, and serves as a powerful adjunct to classic cytogenetics. For instance, many earlier studies reported the frequent detection of increased chromosome aberrations in leukemia patients related with benzene exposure, benzene-poisoning patients, and healthy workers exposed to benzene, using classic cytogenetic analysis(2).

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