Publications by authors named "Dong-Hua Xu"
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- Researchers have developed polymer materials that respond to different stimuli, including light, pressure, and heat, by integrating spiropyran and spirothiopyran into polyurethane.
- A groundbreaking finding shows that white light can activate the spirothiopyran to change color to green, indicating a new method for color-change activation.
- The resulting polymer can switch between brown, green, and purple colors in response to ultraviolet light, white light, mechanical stress, and heat, making it suitable for applications like reversible writing, anticounterfeiting, and information encryption.
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- Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can help control the immune system, which is important for fighting off diseases and infections.
- They do this by releasing tiny particles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) that can send important signals to other cells in the body.
- Research shows that these MSC-EVs could help with autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body, making them useful for diagnosis and treatment.
Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely investigated in rheumatic disease due to their immunomodulatory and regenerative properties. Recently, mounting studies have implicated the therapeutic potency of MSCs mostly due to the bioactive factors they produce. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from MSCs have been identified as a promising cell-free therapy due to low immunogenicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe application of the probiotic lactobacillus is suggested in the treatment of some inflammatory diseases of intestines due to its potential ability to attenuate inflammation. However, the mechanism is not completely understood. In PBMCs, Lactobacillus paracasei (L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate the relationships between CD24 gene polymorphisms and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).
Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases were searched (up to May 30, 2014). The search terms "CD24", "inflammatory bowel disease", "Crohn's disease", "Ulcerative colitis", "IBD", "CD" or "UC"; and "polymorphism", "mutation" or "variant" were used.
As a flagship and one of most endangered ungulates in the alpine desert of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the habitat conservation of Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) is vital to sustain its long-term population existence. In consideration of key habitat factors of the Tibetan antelope (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of telaprevir combined with peginterferon alfa (Peg-IFNa) plus ribavirin (RBV) (collectively, TPR therapy) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) using a meta-analysis approach.
Methods: The Pubmed literature database was searched for randomized controlled trials of TRP therapy in CHC patients published between 2009 and 2011. The following outcome data was extracted for meta-analysis of efficacy: sustained virological response (SVR), defined as serum HCV RNA of less than 1000 copies/ml at end-of-treatment (week 24); rapid virological response (RVR), defined as serum HCV RNA of less than 1000 copies/ml at treatment week 4; recurrence, defined as serum HCV RNA of less than 1000 copies/mL at end-of-treatment and more than 1000 copies/ml at follow-up (week 24 after treatment completion).
Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of acpuncture treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
Methods: Nighty cases of CFS were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with acupunture at Renying (ST 9), Fengfu (GV 16), Baihui (GV 20); the control group was treated with 250 mL 5% Glucose injectio combined with 20 mL Shenmai injectio.
Purpose: Previous studies investigating the association between X-ray repair cross-complementation group 1 (XRCC1) polymorphisms and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk has provided inconsistent results. The aim of our study was to clarify the effects of XRCC1variants on CRC risk.
Materials And Methods: We conducted searches of the published literature in PubMed, Embase, and CBM databases up to July 6, 2009.