Min Zhang

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Affiliation: University of Western Australia
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Prolonged lactation reduces ovarian cancer risk in Chinese women
    M Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Eur J Cancer Prev 13:499-502. 2004
  2. ncbi Body weight and body mass index and ovarian cancer risk: a case-control study in China
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Gynecol Oncol 98:228-34. 2005
  3. ncbi Soy and isoflavone intake are associated with reduced risk of ovarian cancer in southeast china
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Nutr Cancer 49:125-30. 2004
  4. ncbi Body mass index in relation to ovarian cancer survival
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1307-10. 2005
  5. ncbi Green tea consumption enhances survival of epithelial ovarian cancer
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Int J Cancer 112:465-9. 2004
  6. ncbi Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer in Chinese women
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
    Int J Cancer 124:1404-8. 2009
  7. ncbi Sedentary behaviours and epithelial ovarian cancer risk
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    Cancer Causes Control 15:83-9. 2004
  8. ncbi Intake of specific carotenoids and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA, Australia
    Br J Nutr 98:187-93. 2007
  9. ncbi Population versus hospital controls for case-control studies on cancers in Chinese hospitals
    Lin Li
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    BMC Med Res Methodol 11:167. 2011
  10. ncbi Dietary intake of isoflavones and breast cancer risk by estrogen and progesterone receptor status
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 118:553-63. 2009

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  1. ncbi Prolonged lactation reduces ovarian cancer risk in Chinese women
    M Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Eur J Cancer Prev 13:499-502. 2004
    ..The corresponding dose-response relationships were also significant (P<0.05). Therefore, prolonged lactation could reduce the risk of ovarian cancer for Chinese women...
  2. ncbi Body weight and body mass index and ovarian cancer risk: a case-control study in China
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Gynecol Oncol 98:228-34. 2005
    ..To investigate the association between ovarian cancer risk and body height, weight, and BMI...
  3. ncbi Soy and isoflavone intake are associated with reduced risk of ovarian cancer in southeast china
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Nutr Cancer 49:125-30. 2004
    ..35 (95% CI = 0.22-0.58), 0.49 (95% CI = 0.29-0.81), 0.52 (95% CI = 0.31-0.87), 0.50 (95% CI = 0.30-0.84), and 0.59 (95% CI = 0.35-0.97), respectively...
  4. ncbi Body mass index in relation to ovarian cancer survival
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1307-10. 2005
    ..The HR was 3.31 (95% CI, 1.26-8.73) among patients who had been overweight or obese at age 21 years, but a linear dose-response was not found. We conclude that premorbid BMI may have independent prognostic significance in ovarian cancer...
  5. ncbi Green tea consumption enhances survival of epithelial ovarian cancer
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Int J Cancer 112:465-9. 2004
    ..The corresponding dose-response relationships were significant (p < 0.05). We conclude that increasing the consumption of green tea post-diagnosis may enhance epithelial ovarian cancer survival...
  6. ncbi Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer in Chinese women
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
    Int J Cancer 124:1404-8. 2009
    ..More research is warranted to examine the effects of dietary mushrooms and mechanism of joint effects of phytochemicals on breast cancer...
  7. ncbi Sedentary behaviours and epithelial ovarian cancer risk
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    Cancer Causes Control 15:83-9. 2004
    ..77 (95% CI: 1.0-3.1) for high level versus low level of sitting at work, sitting while watching television and total sitting duration. CONCLUSION: Sedentary behaviours were associated with an increase in epithelial ovarian cancer risk...
  8. ncbi Intake of specific carotenoids and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA, Australia
    Br J Nutr 98:187-93. 2007
    ..76) for lutein and zeaxanthin, and 0.33 (95 % CI 0.20, 0.56) for total carotenoids, with statistically significant tests for trend. It is concluded that a higher intake of carotenoids can reduce the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer...
  9. ncbi Population versus hospital controls for case-control studies on cancers in Chinese hospitals
    Lin Li
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    BMC Med Res Methodol 11:167. 2011
    ..Correct control selection is crucial to the internal validity of case-control studies. Little information exists on differences between population and hospital controls in case-control studies on cancers in Chinese hospital setting...
  10. ncbi Dietary intake of isoflavones and breast cancer risk by estrogen and progesterone receptor status
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 118:553-63. 2009
    ..Future studies are required to fully understand the complex regulation of isoflavone on breast cancer by tumor hormone status...
  11. ncbi Reproductive and dietary risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer in China
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA 6845, Australia
    Gynecol Oncol 92:320-6. 2004
    ..Moreover, consumption of foods low in fat but high in fibre, carotene and vitamins appears to be protective against ovarian cancer in Chinese women...
  12. ncbi Characteristics of hospital controls according to willingness to participate in a cancer genetic epidemiologic research in China
    Lin Li
    School of Population Health, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 12:2323-8. 2011
    ..Little information exists about the willingness to participate in genetic cancer research in China...
  13. ncbi Effect of dietary intake of isoflavones on the estrogen and progesterone receptor status of breast cancer
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
    Nutr Cancer 62:765-73. 2010
    ..We conclude that higher intake of daidzein and genistein before diagnosis was associated with ER and PR positive status in premenopausal Chinese women with breast cancer. The association might confer a more favorable prognosis...
  14. ncbi Tea consumption and ovarian cancer risk: a case-control study in China
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:713-8. 2002
    ..We concluded that increasing frequency and duration of tea drinking, especially green tea, can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. However, the protective effects of black tea and Oolong tea need to be additionally investigated...
  15. ncbi Physical activity and epithelial ovarian cancer risk: a case-control study in China
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Int J Cancer 105:838-43. 2003
    ..13 (95% CI 0.03-0.64) and 0.45 (95% CI 0.24-0.85), respectively. Increasing duration of moderate activity in post-menopausal women also appeared to be protective against ovarian cancer, with adjusted OR 0.36 (95% CI 0.18-0.73)...
  16. ncbi Green tea and the prevention of breast cancer: a case-control study in Southeast China
    Min Zhang
    The School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
    Carcinogenesis 28:1074-8. 2007
    ..We conclude that regular consumption of green tea can protect against breast cancer. More research to closely examine the relationship between tea consumption and breast cancer risk is warranted...
  17. ncbi Factors associated with the initiation and duration of breastfeeding by Chinese mothers in Perth, Western Australia
    Lin Li
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
    J Hum Lact 20:188-95. 2004
    ..Health professionals can provide invaluable support for mothers initiating and continuing breastfeeding in this population. Prenatal education also needs to emphasize the ways in which fathers can support and contribute to breastfeeding...
  18. ncbi Comorbidity and repeat admission to hospital for adverse drug reactions in older adults: retrospective cohort study
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
    BMJ 338:a2752. 2009
    ..To identify factors that predict repeat admission to hospital for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older adults...
  19. ncbi Tubal ligation and survival of ovarian cancer patients
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    J Obstet Gynaecol Res 38:40-7. 2012
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between ovarian cancer survival and reproductive, gynecological and hormone factors...
  20. ncbi Dietary patterns and nutrient intake of adult women in south-east China: a nutrition study in Zhejiang province
    Min Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 11:13-21. 2002
    ..There were also significant differences in dietary pattern and food consumption between these two groups of women. Further improvements in dietary intake for those residing in the south-east rural areas of China are needed...
  21. ncbi Diet and ovarian cancer risk: a case-control study in China
    M Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    Br J Cancer 86:712-7. 2002
    ..6 (2.2-9.3) for animal fat and 3.4 (2.0-5.8) for preserved (salted) vegetables with significant dose-response relationship. The risk of ovarian cancer also appeared to increase for those women preferring fat, fried, cured and smoked food...
  22. ncbi Repeat adverse drug reactions causing hospitalization in older Australians: a population-based longitudinal study 1980-2003
    Min Zhang
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia and Genomics Directorate, Department of Health, Perth Business Centre, Perth, Australia
    Br J Clin Pharmacol 63:163-70. 2007
    ..To examine trends in the rate of repeat adverse drug reactions (ADRs) causing hospitalization in older Australians and to identify the most common ADRs and drugs most often implicated in repeat and first-time ADRs...
  23. ncbi Possible protective effect of green tea intake on risk of adult leukaemia
    M Zhang
    The School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
    Br J Cancer 98:168-70. 2008
    ..In a case-control study of 107 adults with leukaemia and 110 orthopaedic controls in China, a reduced risk was found with longer duration, higher quantity, and frequency of green tea intake...
  24. ncbi Factors associated with the initiation of breast-feeding by Aboriginal mothers in Perth
    C Binns
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 7:857-61. 2004
    ..To identify the prevalence of breast-feeding at discharge and the determinants of breast-feeding initiation amongst Aboriginal women...
  25. ncbi A quantitative food frequency questionnaire for women in southeast China: development and reproducibility
    M Zhang
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
    Asia Pac J Public Health 17:29-35. 2005
    ..73 (S.D. 0.39) in both test and retest samples. The study confirmed that the FFQ method using standard containers is appropriate to assess dietary intake for women in southeast China...
  26. ncbi A pilot study of the association of low plasma adiponectin and Barrett's esophagus
    Joel H Rubenstein
    Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 103:1358-64. 2008
    ..We aimed to estimate the effect of circulating adiponectin on the risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE), an accepted precursor of EAC, controlling for GERD symptoms and other potential confounders...
  27. ncbi Dietary carotenoids and risk of breast cancer in Chinese women
    Jiang ping Huang
    Women s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, P R China
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16:437-42. 2007
    ..More research to examine the relationship between carotenoids and breast cancer risk is warranted...
  28. ncbi A risk-predictive score for cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction in Chinese patients
    Min Zhang
    Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Medical Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, PR China
    Clin Cardiol 30:171-6. 2007
    ..The goal of this study is to develop a risk-predictive score for cardiogenic shock after AMI, among Chinese patients, so as to guide clinicians to prevent cardiogenic shock...
  29. ncbi Clinical experience in liver transplantation from an organ transplantation center in China
    Shu Sen Zheng
    Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
    Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 1:487-91. 2002
    ..To sum up the experience in liver transplantation in a period of ten years at a single center...
  30. ncbi Risk factors for late cervical lymph node metastases in patients with stage I or II carcinoma of the tongue
    Hideo Kurokawa
    Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, 2 6 1 Manazuru, Kitakyushu City, 803 8580, Japan
    Head Neck 24:731-6. 2002
    ..This study analyzed the clinicopathologic factors associated with late cervical lymph node metastases in patients with carcinoma of the tongue...
  31. ncbi Family average income and body mass index above the healthy weight range among urban and rural residents in regional Mainland China
    Fei Xu
    Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 Zizhulin, Nanjing 210003, People s Republic of China
    Public Health Nutr 8:47-51. 2005
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  32. ncbi No association exists between E-cadherin gene polymorphism and tumor recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after transplantation
    Xiao Dong Li
    Key Laboratory of Combined Multi organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation Zhejiang Province, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
    Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 6:254-8. 2007
    ..This allelic variation may be a potential genetic marker for identifying those individuals at higher risk for invasive/metastatic disease...
  33. ncbi Expression of PLK1 and survivin in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
    Lin Liu
    Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
    Leuk Lymphoma 48:2179-83. 2007
    ..The results suggest that there is a significant relationship between over expression of PLK1, the clinical features and survival time. Compared with survivin, PLK1 seems to be a better independent prognostic factor for DLBCL...
  34. ncbi Direct process integration of extraction and expanded bed adsorption in the recovery of crocetin derivatives from Fructus Gardenia
    Min Zhang
    Modern Engineering Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 858:220-6. 2007
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  35. ncbi A homozygous mutation in a novel zinc-finger protein, ERIS, is responsible for Wolfram syndrome 2
    Sami Amr
    Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
    Am J Hum Genet 81:673-83. 2007
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  36. ncbi Prognostic value of p16 in locally advanced prostate cancer: a study based on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Protocol 9202
    Arnab Chakravarti
    Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Clin Oncol 25:3082-9. 2007
    ..In the present study, we examined the prognostic value of p16 expression in men with locally advanced prostate cancer who were enrolled on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group protocol 9202...
  37. ncbi Adsorption and desorption of iodine by various Chinese soils: I. Iodate
    Jiu-Lan Dai
    College of Environment and Resource, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
    Environ Int 30:525-30. 2004
    ..The relationship between K(d) and free aluminum oxide and free iron oxide contents showed an exponential relationship for various soils with exception of the soil from Hetian in Xinjiang...
  38. ncbi Medullary hemorrhagic infarction after radiation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Jian Ren Liu
    Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China
    Intern Med 46:611-5. 2007
    ..Hemorrhagic infarction in this patient was likely associated with the radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is the first choice of treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, however, it may induce fatal medullary hemorrhagic infarction...
  39. ncbi MDR1 gene polymorphisms and risk of recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation
    Liming Wu
    Key Lab of Combined Multi Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People s Republic of China
    J Surg Oncol 96:62-8. 2007
    ..This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between three polymorphisms (C1236T, G2677A/T, C3435T) of Multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene and the risk of recurrence after LT...
  40. ncbi Prevention and treatment of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation
    Shu-Sen Zheng
    Centre of Organ Transplantation and Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
    Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 3:21-5. 2004
    ..Routine ultrasonography is very important in early detection of HAT after OLT. Biliary complication is a severe outcome secondary to HAT...
  41. ncbi A paradox: insulin inhibits expression and secretion of resistin which induces insulin resistance
    Feng Liu
    Institute of Pediatrics of Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital of the Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu Province, China
    World J Gastroenterol 14:95-100. 2008
    ..To confirm whether insulin regulates resistin expression and secretion during differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and the relationship of resistin with insulin resistance both in vivo and in vitro...
  42. ncbi [Expression and prognostic value of Polo-like kinase 1, E-cadherin in the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma]
    Xu jian Chen
    Key Laboratory of Combined Multi organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
    Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 45:1354-8. 2007
    ....
  43. ncbi Increased expression of neuropeptide Y and its mRNA in STZ-diabetic rats
    Mao Fu
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610044, China
    Chin Med J (Engl) 115:690-5. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: Increased NPY in the hypothalamus results in hypophagia and polydipsia, while the implication of increased NPY in the pancreas of diabetic rats is not clear...
  44. ncbi Factor analysis of ethnic variation in the multiple metabolic (insulin resistance) syndrome in three Canadian populations
    T Kue Young
    Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3E 0W3
    Am J Hum Biol 14:649-58. 2002
    ..MMS is prevalent in diverse ethnic groups but varies in the pattern of phenotypic expression, with some components more prominent in some groups...
  45. ncbi [Study on the composition of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides and its effects on the growth of weanling mice]
    Min Zhang
    Food Science Department, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 31:118-9. 2002
    ..The results showed that LBP-4 is composed of six kinds of monosaccharides that can enhance food conversion rate and the content of zinc and iron in body of mice, and reduce the body weight...
  46. ncbi [Candida species distribution in the patients with high risk of deep fungal infections and relevant risk factors: a prospective cohort study]
    Jin Yu
    Research Center for Medical Mycology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
    Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 87:2991-3. 2007
    ..To study the distribution of Candida spp. in the patients with high-risk of fungal infection and the risk factors of deep candidiasis...
  47. ncbi Chinese mothers' knowledge and attitudes about breastfeeding in Perth, Western Australia
    Lin Li
    School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U 1987, Perth 6845, Western Australia
    Breastfeed Rev 11:13-9. 2003
    ..The higher the family income, the less preference toward breastfeeding. These findings highlighted the significance of social and cultural factors that impact on the women's decisions to initiate and maintain breastfeeding...
  48. ncbi Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Hangzhou experiences
    Shu Sen Zheng
    Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People s Republic of China
    Transplantation 85:1726-32. 2008
    ..This study was designed to summarize our experience in LT for HCC patients and establish a new set of criteria for patient selection and prognosis prediction...
  49. ncbi Polo-like kinase 1 as a new target for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
    Lin Liu
    Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
    Oncology 74:96-103. 2008
    ..The study was devised to detect expression of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and assess its value as a new target for NHL treatment...
  50. ncbi Reduced syndecan-1 expression is correlated with the histological grade of malignancy at the deep invasive front in oral squamous cell carcinoma
    Hideo Kurokawa
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
    J Oral Pathol Med 35:301-6. 2006
    ..This study evaluated the association between the loss of syndecan-1 expression and the histological grade of malignancy at the deep invasive front in O-SCC...
  51. ncbi Study on immunological status of Chinese HIV-infected individuals
    Hong Shang
    AIDS Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China
    Microbiol Immunol 48:883-8. 2004
    ..05). Study on immunological status in HIV-infected Chinese is very important in predicting the disease progression and providing information for HAART therapy in China...
  52. ncbi Altered vitamin A homeostasis and increased size and adiposity in the rdh1-null mouse
    Min Zhang
    Nutritional Science and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 3104, USA
    FASEB J 21:2886-96. 2007
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  53. ncbi Identification and characterization of NYGGF4, a novel gene containing a phosphotyrosine-binding (PTB) domain that stimulates 3T3-L1 preadipocytes proliferation
    Bin Wang
    Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
    Gene 379:132-40. 2006
    ..And the NYGGF4 expression 3T3-L1 cells had a greater number of cells in S-phase. Our data suggest that NYGGF4 might be a signaling molecule and could play a role in cell growth and adipogenesis process...
  54. ncbi [Epidemiology of gallstone in Nanjing City in China]
    Pei Xu
    Department of Chronic Disease, Nanjing City Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210003, China
    Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 25:928. 2004
  55. ncbi Angiotensin II type 2 receptor gene polymorphisms and cardioprotective role in essential hypertension
    Min Zhang
    Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China
    Heart Vessels 21:95-101. 2006
    ..Haplotypes of G/T rs5193-G/A rs5194 are not associated with essential hypertension. Among these haplotypes, T-A may be implicated in a cardioprotective role to protect hypertense subjects from left ventricular hypertrophy...
  56. ncbi Prevention of hepatitis B recurrence after liver transplantation using lamivudine or lamivudine combined with hepatitis B Immunoglobulin prophylaxis
    Shusen Zheng
    Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Key Lab of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, PR China
    Liver Transpl 12:253-8. 2006
    ....
  57. ncbi [Long-term results of 84 surgically treated patients with extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma]
    Shu-Sen Zheng
    Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, First Hospital, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
    Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 27:554-6. 2005
    ..Extended resection may be helpful in improving the prognosis for carefully selected patients. Early diagnosis and early treatment is still the key to improve the long-term survival of extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma...
  58. ncbi Difference of cell cycle arrests induced by lidamycin in human breast cancer cells
    Xia Liu
    Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
    Anticancer Drugs 17:173-9. 2006
    ..These findings are helpful in understanding the molecular anti-cancer mechanisms of LDM and support its clinical trials...
  59. ncbi Novel radiation-enhancing agents in malignant gliomas
    Min Zhang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Semin Radiat Oncol 16:29-37. 2006
    ..This article will review the role of both traditional nitrosurea-based and newer-generation chemotherapeutic and biotherapeutic agents when combined with radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant glioma patients...
  60. ncbi Prevalence of physician-diagnosed COPD and its association with smoking among urban and rural residents in regional mainland China
    Fei Xu
    Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 Zizhulin, Nanjing, ROC 210003
    Chest 128:2818-23. 2005
    ..To investigate the prevalence of physician-diagnosed COPD and to explore the relationship between the total amount of cigarettes smoked (TACS) and COPD among urban and rural adults in Nanjing, China...
  61. ncbi [The value of orthotopic liver transplantation in the treatment of Klatskin tumor]
    Ting-Bo Liang
    Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Center of Organ Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
    Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 43:972-5. 2005
    ..2/11), which were not significantly different from those in LTx. CONCLUSION: OLT is a good choice for the patients with advanced stage of unresectable Klatskin tumor by routine modalities, and the prognosis was exciting...
  62. ncbi Peeling off the hidden genetic heterogeneities of cancers based on disease-relevant functional modules
    Jian-Zhen Xu
    Department of Bioinformatics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    Mol Med 12:25-33. 2006
    ..The proposed modular approach is a promising computational strategy for peeling off genetic heterogeneities and understanding the modular mechanisms of human diseases such as cancers...
  63. ncbi Expression of human CD226 on T cells and natural killer cells and of soluble CD226 in plasma of HIV-1-infected Chinese patients
    Xiaohui Ye
    Key Laboratory of Immunology of AIDS, Ministry of Health, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
    Viral Immunol 19:576-81. 2006
    ..We conclude that CD226 may be involved in the immune response to HIV infection and that further experiments are needed to find the function of CD226 in the pathogenesis of HIV infection...
  64. ncbi Selecting iodine-enriched vegetables and the residual effect of iodate application to soil
    Jiu-Lan Dai
    Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
    Biol Trace Elem Res 101:265-76. 2004
    ..Therefore, spinach was considered as an efficient vegetable for iodine biofortification. Further experiment showed that there is considerable residual effect of soil fertilization with iodate...
  65. ncbi Pharmacological properties of ABT-239 [4-(2-{2-[(2R)-2-Methylpyrrolidinyl]ethyl}-benzofuran-5-yl)benzonitrile]: II. Neurophysiological characterization and broad preclinical efficacy in cognition and schizophrenia of a potent and selective histamine H3 re
    Gerard B Fox
    Neuroscience Research, Global Pharmaceutical Research Division, Abbott Laboratories, AP9A, R4N5, Abbott Park, IL 60064 6115, USA
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther 313:176-90. 2005
    ..0 mg/kg), but not striatum. In summary, broad efficacy was observed with ABT-239 across animal models such that potential clinical efficacy may extend beyond disorders such as ADHD to include Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia...
  66. ncbi Compositional analysis and preliminary toxicological evaluation of a tea polysaccharide conjugate
    Haixia Chen
    School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People s Republic of China
    J Agric Food Chem 55:2256-60. 2007
    ..It might be a candidate of dietary supplements besides the bioactivities as a polysaccharide...
  67. ncbi Bayesian profiling of molecular signatures to predict event times
    Dabao Zhang
    Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2067, USA
    Theor Biol Med Model 4:3. 2007
    ..Statistically, we are challenged by the large number of candidates but only a small number of patients in the study, and the right-censored clinical data further complicate the analysis...
  68. ncbi [Clinical characteristics of early-onset type 2 diabetes and risk factors associated with its chronic complications]
    Min Zhang
    Department of Endocrinology, First Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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    AIDS Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People s Republic of China
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    Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
    Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 28:632-6. 2006
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    Huan-qiang Wang
    Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 24:637-8. 2006
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    Xiaofan Zhang
    Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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    ..Ocular and childhood myasthenia gravis (MG) cases seem relatively more common in Oriental than in Caucasian populations, but there have been no comprehensive serological studies on patients from mainland China...
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    Min Zhang
    College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
    Environ Int 31:840-4. 2005
    ..Therefore, Zn had greater tendency for the groundwater pollution than Cu and Pb, and Pb tends to contaminate the surface soils...