Publications by authors named "Di Cheng"

Diabetes poses a considerable global health challenge, with varying levels of diabetes knowledge among healthcare professionals, highlighting the importance of diabetes training. Large Language Models (LLMs) provide new insights into diabetes training, but their performance in diabetes-related queries remains uncertain, especially outside the English language like Chinese. We first evaluated the performance of ten LLMs: ChatGPT-3.

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MicroRNA (miRNA) is involved in the genesis in viand development of colorectal cancer. The in vivo imaging of miRNA at the tumor sites is essential for understanding its role in colorectal cancer pathology and therapeutic target identification. However, achieving accurate imaging of miRNA at the tumor sites is hindered by the low abundance of miRNAs in tumor cells and nonspecific signal leakage in normal tissues.

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Aims: Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 23 is a bone-derived phosphaturic hormone that participates in the regulation of mineral metabolism and the development of chronic kidney disease. This study aimed to investigate the association between FGF23 and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in a community-based prospective cohort.

Materials And Methods: Of 7230 individuals who completed a 4.

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Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a severe pregnancy complication characterized by hypertension and proteinuria. PE poses a substantial threat to the health of both mothers and fetuses, and currently, there is no definitive treatment available. Recent studies have indicated that the transcription factor GATA1 may be implicated in the pathological processes of PE, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive.

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The effectiveness of established biomarkers for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) within the updated framework of steatotic liver disease (SLD) remains uncertain. This cohort study examines the association of four metabolic biomarkers-retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP-4), fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21), adiponectin, and osteocalcin-with SLD and its subtypes: metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction with alcohol-related liver disease (MetALD)/alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). Among 3,504 Chinese participants aged 55-70, 938 (26.

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Aim: This study aimed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) inhibitor upamostat (LH011) in combination with gemcitabine for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Method: Seventeen patients were enrolled and received escalating doses of oral LH011 (100, 200, 400, or 600 mg) daily alongside 1000 mg/m of gemcitabine. Safety profiles, tumor response (including response rate and progression-free survival), pharmacokinetics, and changes in CA199 and D-dimer levels were assessed.

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Weakly acidic pH, low oxygen and high glutathione levels are the main characteristics of tumor cells. Taking advantage of the unique acidic microenvironment of tumor cells, acid-responsive mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (AMON) were designed for nitric oxide (NO)-sensitized chemotherapy of tumors. AMON served as a nanocarrier co-loaded with a nitric oxide donor (NOD) and chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX).

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Native mass spectrometry (nMS) is becoming a crucial tool for analyzing membrane proteins (MPs), yet challenges remain in solubilizing and stabilizing their native conformations while resolving and characterizing the heterogeneity introduced by post-translational modifications and ligand binding. This review highlights recent advancements and persistent challenges in preparing MPs for nMS. Optimizing detergents and additives can significantly reduce sample heterogeneity and surface charge, enhancing MP signal quality and structural preservation in nMS.

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The KRAS G12C mutations, as crucial biomarkers, are closely associated with non-small cell lung cancer. Here, a novel label-free electrochemical biosensor with synergistic signal amplification of photocell energy transfer-reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) and ring-opening polymerization (ROP) was developed for the first time for sensitive detection of KRAS G12C mutations. Specifically, hairpin DNA (hDNA), which act as biomolecular probe, was self-assembled on Au electrode surface by Au-S bond.

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Background: Trips are one of the most common external perturbations that can lead to accidental falls. Knowledge about postural control attributes of balance recovery after trips could help reveal the biomechanical causes for trip-induced falls and provide implications for fall prevention interventions.

Research Question: The objective of the present study was to examine coordinated lower-limb movements during balance recovery after trips.

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Introduction: Plant essential oils (PEOs) have received significant attention in animal production due to their diverse beneficial properties and hold potential to alleviate weaning stress. However, PEOs effectiveness is often compromised by volatility and degradation. Microencapsulation can enhance the stability and control release rate of essential oils.

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Background: Lung cancer is a highly prevalent malignancy with significant morbidity and mortality rates. MiR-489-3p, a microRNA, has been identified as a regulator of tumor cell proliferation and invasion. Its expression is downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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The short-video application TikTok shows great potential for disseminating health information. We assessed the content, sources, and quality of information in videos related to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on TikTok. Our study aims to identify upload sources, content, and characteristic information for NAFLD videos on TikTok and further evaluate factors related to video quality.

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  • Primary diabetes care and diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening face challenges due to a lack of trained primary care physicians, especially in low-resource areas.
  • The integrated image-language system, DeepDR-LLM, combines a language model and deep learning to help PCPs provide tailored diabetes management recommendations, showing comparable or better accuracy than PCPs in diagnosing DR.
  • In a study, patients assisted by DeepDR-LLM demonstrated improved self-management and adherence to referral recommendations, indicating that the system enhances both care quality and patient outcomes.
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Ewing's sarcoma (ES) represents a rare yet exceedingly aggressive neoplasm that poses a significant health risk to the pediatric and adolescent population. The clinical outcomes for individuals with relapsed or refractory ES are notably adverse, primarily attributed to the constrained therapeutic alternatives available. Despite significant advancements in the field, molecular pathology-driven therapeutic strategies have yet to achieve a definitive reduction in the mortality rates associated with ES.

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  • - The report discusses a middle-aged woman suffering from acute cholangitis and acute myeloid leukemia, alongside indications of total visceral inversion, a rare condition.
  • - The case provides insight for clinicians into diagnosing uncommon illnesses, enhancing their ability to identify complex medical situations effectively.
  • - By analyzing this unique combination of conditions, the report aims to improve the speed and precision of rare disease diagnoses in medical practice.
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Aims: Management of blood glucose fluctuation is essential for diabetes. Exercise is a key therapeutic strategy for diabetes patients, although little is known about determinants of glycemic response to exercise training. We aimed to investigate the effect of combined aerobic and resistance exercise training on blood glucose fluctuation in type 2 diabetes patients and explore the predictors of exercise-induced glycemic response.

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  • Chirality is a crucial property of natural molecules that significantly impacts biochemical reactions and can enhance the capabilities of nanomaterials in various fields, especially nanomedicine.
  • Chiral 2D nanomaterials are particularly valuable due to their high surface area and ease of modification, making them useful for diagnostic applications, drug delivery, and cancer therapy.
  • Despite their potential, there are ongoing challenges in the synthesis, quality control, and stability of chiral 2D nanomaterials that need to be addressed for their effective use in biomedicine.
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Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is a rare and highly aggressive malignant tumor arising from bone and soft tissue. Suffering from intractable or recurrent diseases, the patients' therapy options are very limited. It is extremely urgent to identify novel potential therapeutic targets for ES and put them into use in clinical settings.

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Light engineering of correlated states in topological materials provides a new avenue of achieving exotic topological phases inaccessible by conventional tuning methods. Here we demonstrate a light control of correlation gaps in a model charge-density-wave (CDW) and polaron insulator (TaSe)I recently predicted to be an axion insulator. Our ultrafast terahertz photocurrent spectroscopy reveals a two-step, non-thermal melting of polarons and electronic CDW gap via the fluence dependence of a longitudinal circular photogalvanic current.

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The discovery of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates established another category of unconventional superconductors that shares structural and electronic similarities with cuprates. However, key issues of the superconducting pairing symmetry, gap amplitude and superconducting fluctuations are yet to be addressed. Here we utilize static and ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy to address these.

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In this paper, quasi-Tamm plasmon polaritons (TPPs)/Fano resonance systems based on metal-dielectric-metal (MDM) waveguides are proposed. TPPs are surface electromagnetic modes formed at the interface between a metal and a one-dimensional dielectric photonic crystal (PhC). A metal plasmonic Bragg reflector (PBR) in a MDM waveguide is equivalent to a dielectric PhC, which is realized by periodic MDM waveguide width modulation and leads to the photonic bandgap.

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  • Immunotherapy is now a standard first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), and combining it with thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) may enhance patient outcomes.
  • A study reviewed the medical records of 78 patients receiving TRT with chemo-immunotherapy, showing a median overall survival of 20 months, an objective response rate of 59%, and a disease control rate of 89.8%.
  • While there were some adverse events, such as pneumonitis and esophagitis, the treatment was considered feasible and effective, particularly for patients without liver metastasis receiving consolidative TRT.
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  • Researchers studied the elastic stiffness of BaFeAs (Ba-122) thin films with thicknesses of 9 nm and 60 nm using picosecond ultrasonics, finding that stiffness increases as the film gets thinner due to intrinsic strain at the film-substrate interface.
  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations matched the observed acoustic oscillation frequencies, supporting their experimental findings.
  • Additionally, the study reports how temperature affects the frequency of longitudinal acoustic phonon modes in the 9 nm Ba-122 thin film, linking it to changes in the film's orthorhombicity and confirming previous findings about structural phase transitions.
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Introduction: Obesity is a complex and multifactorial disease that has affected many adolescents in recent decades. Clinical practice guidelines recommend exercise as the key treatment option for adolescents with overweight and obesity. However, the effects of virtual reality (VR) exercise on the physical and brain health of adolescents with overweight and obese remain unclear.

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