Publications by authors named "Biqing Yu"

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  • Researchers studied how a substance called astragalin can help fight lung cancer cells.
  • They used different tests to see how astragalin affects the cells, including whether it makes them die and if it can stop them from moving and spreading.
  • The results showed that astragalin helps kill cancer cells and may be useful for treating lung cancer, but more studies on living organisms are needed.
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Pigeon breeder's lung (PBL) is a type of lung inflammatory disease associated with the immune response to repeated pigeon-derived antigen exposure. The pathogenesis of PBL remains unclear. In this study, peripheral blood samples were collected from Uygur acute - and chronic-phase PBL patients and healthy subjects with pigeon contact.

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Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Xinjiang rural areas.

Methods: This was a population-based and cross-sectional survey on prevalence of COPD in Xinjiang from December 2007 to December 2010. The cluster random sampling method was performed to collect the data from 3575 people in rural areas in southern (mainly with the Uygur nationality and Han nationality) and northern (mainly with Hazakh nationality and Han nationality) parts of Xinjiang.

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