Publications by authors named "Chen-Hao Gu"
[Role of macrophage polarization in hypertension and traditional Chinese medicine intervention: a review].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
January 2024
Hypertension is known to be a chronic inflammatory state and a key risk factor for heart failure, coronary heart disease, and atherosclerosis. Macrophages in the circulatory system are the main cell group that constitutes the immune system and participates in the inflammatory response. Depending on the local microenvironment, macrophages can be polarized into pro-inflammatory(M1) and anti-inflammatory(M2) phenotypes.
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- Cancer survivors are increasingly becoming peer supporters, yet they face significant psychological burdens, a topic that has not been heavily analyzed in existing literature.
- The study reviews existing research on peer supporters to shed light on their experiences, identifying 29 themes related to the benefits and challenges of providing peer support.
- Findings suggest that while supporters find social support and personal growth, they also encounter obstacles, highlighting the need for focused research on both supporters' and patients' experiences to enhance future peer support programs.
Oocyte aging severely decreases the quality of oocytes, which hampers fertilization and subsequent embryo development. In the present study, age-dependent molecular changes in goat oocytes were investigated. First, the quality of goat oocytes with various in vitro culture times (24, 30, 36, 48, and 60 hours) was evaluated on the basis of developmental rates of parthenogenetically activated embryos and apoptosis of cumulus cells (CCs).
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