2021
Effectiveness of an impedance cardiography guided treatment strategy to improve blood pressure control in a real-world setting: results from a pragmatic clinical trial
Wang L, Lu Y, Wang H, Gu J, J Z, Lian Z, Zhang Z, Krumholz H, Sun N. Effectiveness of an impedance cardiography guided treatment strategy to improve blood pressure control in a real-world setting: results from a pragmatic clinical trial. Open Heart 2021, 8: e001719. PMID: 34580169, PMCID: PMC8477318, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureCardiography, ImpedanceChinaClinical Decision-MakingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertensionIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicRetrospective StudiesTherapy, Computer-AssistedTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsBody mass indexPeking University People's HospitalStandard care groupBlood pressure controlSystolic BPHaemodynamic groupsTreatment strategiesImpedance cardiographyBaseline BPBP goalHypertension clinicHaemodynamic profileBP levelsCare groupPeople's HospitalMean baseline systolic BPPressure controlReal-world clinical practiceBaseline systolic BPMean systolic BPDiastolic BP levelsProportion of patientsPragmatic clinical trialsReal-world populationBaseline DBP
2020
The role of the gut microbiome in cancer-related fatigue: pilot study on epigenetic mechanisms
Xiao C, Fedirko V, Beitler J, Bai J, Peng G, Zhou C, Gu J, Zhao H, Lin IH, Chico CE, Jeon S, Knobf TM, Conneely KN, Higgins K, Shin DM, Saba N, Miller A, Bruner D. The role of the gut microbiome in cancer-related fatigue: pilot study on epigenetic mechanisms. Supportive Care In Cancer 2020, 29: 3173-3182. PMID: 33078326, PMCID: PMC8055716, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05820-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEpigenesis, GeneticFatigueFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPilot ProjectsConceptsCancer-related fatigueGut microbiomePilot studyHigh-fatigue groupLow-fatigue groupsGut-brain axisMultidimensional Fatigue InventoryGut microbiota patternBrain healthCancer patientsFatigue InventoryNeck cancerPurposeRecent evidenceStool samplesImmune responseMicrobiota patternsGut microbiotaInflammationOne monthBrain functionPatientsConclusionsOur resultsFatty acid synthesisEPIC BeadChipDNA methylation changesRelationship of Age With the Hemodynamic Parameters in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure
Mahajan S, Gu J, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Zhao H, Zhang M, Sun N, Zheng X, Lu H, Yuan H, J. Z, Krumholz HM. Relationship of Age With the Hemodynamic Parameters in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1520-1528. PMID: 32212398, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated blood pressureBlood pressureCardiac indexHemodynamic profileHemodynamic parametersHealth checkup centerFinal study populationPathophysiology of hypertensionSelection of therapyCross-sectional studyMin/Relationship of ageDifferent age groupsHemodynamic assessmentMean ageStudy populationMAIN OUTCOMEAge strataAge groupsLarger studyImpedance cardiographyAgeSVRIWomenMen
2019
Hemodynamic Phenotypes of Hypertension Based on Cardiac Output and Systemic Vascular Resistance
Mahajan S, Gu J, Lu Y, Khera R, Spatz ES, Zhang M, Sun N, Zheng X, Zhao H, Lu H, Ma ZJ, Krumholz HM. Hemodynamic Phenotypes of Hypertension Based on Cardiac Output and Systemic Vascular Resistance. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 133: e127-e139. PMID: 31525336, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.08.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic vascular resistance indexVascular resistance indexSystemic vascular resistanceCardiac indexBlood pressure categoriesResistance index ratioResistance indexVascular resistanceCardiac outputBlood pressureHemodynamic phenotypesPressure categoriesHigh systemic vascular resistance indexNormal systemic vascular resistance indexSystolic blood pressure 140Systolic blood pressure categoriesBlood pressure 140Health checkup centerNormal cardiac indexLow cardiac indexStroke volume indexHigher cardiac indexSystolic blood pressureBody mass indexSubtypes of hypertensionExpression of the type 3 InsP3 receptor is a final common event in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma
Guerra MT, Florentino RM, Franca A, Lima Filho AC, Dos Santos ML, Fonseca RC, Lemos FO, Fonseca MC, Kruglov E, Mennone A, Njei B, Gibson J, Guan F, Cheng YC, Ananthanarayanan M, Gu J, Jiang J, Zhao H, Lima CX, Vidigal PT, Oliveira AG, Nathanson MH, Leite MF. Expression of the type 3 InsP3 receptor is a final common event in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Gut 2019, 68: 1676. PMID: 31315892, PMCID: PMC7087395, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsApoptosisCalcium SignalingCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocytesHumansInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsLiverLiver NeoplasmsLiver RegenerationMaleMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedSurvival AnalysisConceptsChronic liver diseaseITPR3 expressionLiver cancer cellsLiver diseaseMouse modelFinal common eventCancer cellsSpecimens of patientsIndependent patient cohortsControl liver specimensHuman HCC cellsType 3 InsP3 receptorHuman liver samplesIncreased expression levelCancer deathPatient cohortCommon molecular eventPoor survivalHepatocellular carcinomaLiver specimensNormal liverHCC cellsAbstractTextHCCType 3 isoform
2014
A three‐gene panel that distinguishes benign from malignant thyroid nodules
Zheng B, Liu J, Gu J, Lu Y, Zhang W, Li M, Lu H. A three‐gene panel that distinguishes benign from malignant thyroid nodules. International Journal Of Cancer 2014, 136: 1646-1654. PMID: 25175491, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarbonic AnhydrasesDatasets as TopicDiagnosis, DifferentialDipeptidyl Peptidase 4FemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuroendocrine Secretory Protein 7B2PrognosisReproducibility of ResultsThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleYoung Adult