Publications by authors named "Danqi Zhu"

Stress and HIV disproportionately affect Latinx adults in the United States, contributing to numerous health inequities. Among people living with HIV (PLWH), increased stress is associated with decreased medication adherence, effectiveness, and higher rates of immunosuppression and comorbidities. Our study ( N = 126) examined the relationship between perceived stress and HIV-related health among Latinx ( n = 83) and non-Latinx White ( n = 43) PLWH.

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  • Improving glioblastoma (GBM) immunotherapy requires countering the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) to boost CD8 T cell effectiveness.
  • A new strategy using low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) for the sequential delivery of CXCL10 and IL-2 enhances CD8 T cell infiltration and activity in the tumor area.
  • This approach significantly increases CD8 T cell numbers and improves the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors, leading to tumor elimination and longer survival in mice with GBM.
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Aim: To evaluate the effects of bariatric arterial embolization (BAE) on gastric emptying of, and the glycaemic response to, an oral glucose load in an obese canine model with impaired glucose tolerance.

Methods: Eleven male dogs were fed a high-fat, high-fructose diet for 7 weeks before receiving BAE, which involved selective embolization of the left gastric artery (n = 5; 14.9 ± 0.

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The rising prevalence of metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) poses a major challenge to global health. Existing therapeutic approaches have limitations, and there is a need for new, safe, and less invasive treatments. Interventional metabolic therapy is a new addition to the treatment arsenal for metabolic disorders.

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Background: Geniposidic acid (GPA), one of the active components of Eucommia ulmoides, promote bone formation and treat osteoporosis by activating farnesoid X receptor (FXR). However, GPA has low oral availability and lack of bone targeting in the treatment of bone related diseases. With the development of modern technology, small molecules, amino acids, or aptamers are used for biological modification of drugs and target cells in bone tissue, which has become the trend of bone targeted research.

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Objective: In patients with cancer across the illness trajectory, treatment decisions are often influenced by one's perception of their prognosis (i.e., curability of disease, life expectancy, quality of life).

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Background: New targets and strategies are urgently needed for the identification and development of anabolic drugs for osteoporosis. Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a promising novel therapeutic target for bone metabolism diseases. Although used clinically, FXR agonists have obvious side effects; therefore, the development of new FXR agonists for the treatment of osteoporosis would be welcomed.

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