Publications by authors named "BiLian Xu"

Polydopamine is a versatile and modifiable polymer, known for its excellent biocompatibility and adhesiveness. It can also be engineered into a variety of nanoparticles and biomaterials for drug delivery, functional modification, making it an excellent choice to enhance the prevention and treatment of orthopedic diseases. Currently, the application of polydopamine biomaterials in orthopedic disease prevention and treatment is in its early stages, despite some initial achievements.

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The prognosis for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) remains worse than expected due to metastasis, recurrence, and resistance to chemotherapy. Colorectal cancer stem cells (CRCSCs) play a vital role in tumor metastasis, recurrence, and chemotherapy resistance. However, there are currently no prognostic markers based on CRCSCs-related genes available for clinical use.

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Calcium homeostasis imbalance is one of the important pathological mechanisms in heart failure. Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2a), a calcium ATPase on the sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac myocytes, is a myocardial systolic-diastolic Ca2 + homeostasis regulating enzyme that is not only involved in cardiac diastole but also indirectly affects cardiac myocyte contraction. SERCA2a expression was found to be decreased in myocardial tissue in heart failure, however, there are few reports on serum SERCA2a expression in patients with heart failure, and this study was designed to investigate whether serum SERCA2a levels are associated with the occurrence of adverse events after discharge in patients hospitalized with heart failure.

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Background: Osteopenia and fragile fractures are diabetes-associated complications. Many hypoglycemic drugs have effects on bone metabolism. Metformin, as is a prescribed medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), had been reported to have osteoprotective effects beyond its hypoglycemic effect, however the potential mechanism behind these effects remains unclear.

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  • * Tubson-2 decoction (TBD), a Mongolian medicinal blend, has shown promise in preventing post-menopausal osteoporosis, but its effects on RA-related osteoporosis and its active ingredients are not fully understood.
  • * Research using collagen-induced arthritis rats indicated that TBD notably reduced arthritis severity and bone loss, showing comparable benefits to other treatments and highlighting isochlorogenic acid A (ICA) as a key compound in lowering inflammation through specific signaling pathways.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is closely associated with periarticular osteopenia and leads to a high risk of generalized osteoporosis. Although glucocorticoid (GC) treatment ameliorates joint degradation and manages inflammation in RA, GC application may induce further bone quality deterioration in RA patients. Current treatments for RA lack relevant strategies for the prevention and treatment of osteopenia in RA.

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The exostosin (EXT) protein family is involved in diverse human diseases. However, the expression and prognostic value of EXT genes in human lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is not well understood. In this study, we analyzed the association between expression of EXT1 and EXT2 genes and survival in patients with LUSC using bioinformatics resources such as Oncomine and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases, the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) server and Kaplan-Meier plotter.

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a bone and joint disease characterized by progressive cartilage degradation. In the face of global trends of population aging, OA is expected to become the fourth most common disabling disease by 2020. Nevertheless, the detailed pathogenesis of OA has not yet been elucidated.

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Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic skeletal disorder, manifesting with a reduction in bone mass and deterioration of the microarchitecture. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have an innate ability to differentiate into several cell types, including osteoblasts (OB). Ginsenoside Rb1 (GRb1) is an ethanol extract from ginseng and contains a highly concentrated form of ginsenoside.

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Glucocorticoids (GCs) are often prescribed to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the long term, but there is still controversy in the administration of GCs, mainly because of the adverse reactions such as osteoporosis. Numerous studies have demonstrated that osteoporosis could be induced by GCs in normal rats. However, few experiments have focused on whether osteoporosis could be induced or aggravated by GCs in collagen induced arthritis (CIA) rats.

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of salvianolic acid B (Sal B) and danshensu (DSU) on the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and the mechanisms of the effects. The osteogenic differentiation of MSCs in culture was assessed by measuring alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, osteocalcin (OCN) production, nitric oxide (NO) production and the mRNA expression levels of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and its ligand by MSCs. MSCs were successfully induced to differentiate into osteoblasts and adipocytes.

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In the present study, it was found that the ruthenium (II) imidazole complex [Ru(Im)4(dppz)]2+ (Ru1) could induce significant growth inhibition and apoptosis in A549 and NCI-H460 cells. Apart from the induction of apoptosis, it was reported for the first time that Ru1 induced an autophagic response in A549 and NCI-H460 cells as evidenced by the formation of autophagosomes, acidic vesicular organelles (AVOs), and the up-regulation of LC3-II. Furthermore, scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by antioxidant NAC or Tiron inhibited the release of cytochrome c, caspase-3 activity, and eventually rescued cancer cells from Ru1-mediated apoptosis, suggesting that Ru1 inducing apoptosis was partially caspase 3-dependent by triggering ROS-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in A549 and NCI-H460 cells.

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Aim: To investigate the bone-protective effects of salvianolate (Sal), a total polyphenol from Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae, on bone tissue in the spontaneous lupus-prone mouse model, B6.MRL-Fas (lpr) /J, undergoing glucocorticoid (GC) treatment.

Methods: Fifteen-week-old female B6.

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Lead (Pb) is a toxic heavy metal widespreadly used in industrial field. Prior studies showed that Pb exposure had detrimental effects on osteoblasts. The mechanisms underlying Pb-induced damage are complex.

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Numerous studies have demonstrated that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often associated with bone loss; however, few experiments have focused on cancellous and cortical bone changes in rats during the process of arthritis. We have investigated bone changes in rats with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and have explored the characteristics of how RA induces osteoporosis by means of bone histomorphometry, bone biomechanics studies, bone mineral density studies, micro computer tomography, enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot analysis. Bone mineral density of the femur and lumbar vertebrae and biomechanical properties of the femur were decreased in CIA rats.

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Glucocorticoid (GC) induced osteoporosis (GIO) is caused by the long-term use of GC for treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The GC related disruption of bone marrow microcirculation and increased adipogenesis contribute to GIO development. However, neither currently available anti-osteoporosis agent is completely addressed to microcirculation and bone marrow adipogenesis.

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Glucocorticoids are widely used to treat chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. However, long-term glucocorticoid therapy can result in serious side effects, such as osteoporosis. The present study investigated the preventive effects of berberine on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in rats.

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This investigation was directed to the effects of DanShenGuBao on biomechanical properties and bone mineral density (BMD) of femur induced by retinoic acid (RA) in rats. Forty 4-month-old virgin female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 5 groups(8 rats each) control group, RA group and different doses of DanShenGuBao groups. Rats in control group were given vehicle, rats in other four groups were given RA at 70 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) in the morning and given different drugs in the afternoon at the same time.

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Objective: Synthetical evaluation of promoting effect of some kinds of transdermal enhancers was carried through.

Method: Diclofenac sodium was used as model, and azone and l-menthol and synthetic borneol and olieic acid and essential oil from Cnidium monnieri were used as transdermal enhancers. Transdermal absorption experimentation of diclofenac sodium on the device of penetrating skins in vitro was done.

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This paper presents the correlative changes of cancellous bone histomorphometry, biomechanical property and bone mineral contents of lumbar vertebrae in ovariectomized rats. Forty eight 10.5-month-old female SD rats were randomized to six groups: 1) Basal: at 10.

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