Publications by authors named "Fengmei Sun"

Benzene is a common environmental pollutant and significant health hazard. Low-dose benzene exposure is common in most industrial settings, and some workers exhibit hematotoxicity characterized by impaired hematopoietic function. Consequently, understanding the early hematopoietic damage and biomarkers associated with low-dose benzene exposure is of critical importance for health risk assessment.

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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate whether and how sulforaphane (SFN), a novel promising nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activator, exerted antioxidative stress through activating Nrf2 signaling. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cultured human trabecular meshwork cells (HTMCs) were treated with SFN for 6 hours after establishing the oxidative stress model by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The cell viability, the level of intercellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the apoptosis rate were observed using various kits.

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Rationale: An analytical method for gentamicin in animal tissues was developed and validated. An alkaline mobile phase with an HPH C column was selected so that all the four gentamicin components were retained and eluted without using fluorinated ion-pairing reagents.

Methods: The method is sufficiently sensitive and highly selective, using a strong cation-exchange solid-phase extraction cartridge (PCX) to clean up the samples.

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Benzene is a chemical contaminant widespread in industrial and living environments. The oxidative metabolites of benzene induce toxicity involving oxidative damage. Protecting cells and cell membranes from oxidative damage, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) maintains the reduced state of glutathione (GSH).

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Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD; MIM 119600) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by facial, dental, and skeletal malformations. To date, rearrangement and mutations involving RUNX2, which encodes a transcription factor required for osteoblast differentiation on 6p21, has been the only known molecular etiology for CCD. However, only 70% patients were found to have point mutations, 13% large/contiguous deletion but the rest of 17% remains unknown.

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A novel, simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-hydride generation online coupled with atomic fluorescence spectrometry (LC-HG-AFS) method was developed for simultaneous determination of p-arsanilic acid (p-ASA) and roxarsone in feed. 20% Methanol aqueous was used as extraction reagent, after preprocessing samples by ultrasonic oscillation, then injected into the chromatography Waters symmetry shield RP18 analytical column (150mm x 4.6mm, 5 microm), finally detected by an atomic fluorescence spectrometer.

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In the title compound, C(10)H(11)ClN(4)O(2)S, the triazole ring carries methyl and ethoxy-carbonyl groups and is bound via a methyl-ene bridge to a chloro-thia-zole unit. There is also evidence for significant electron delocalization in the triazolyl system. Intra- and inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds together with strong π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance 3.

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In the title compound, C(14)H(16)ClN(5)O(3), there is evidence for significant electron delocalization in the triazolyl system. Intra-molecular C-H⋯O and inter-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds stabilize the structure.

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In the title compound, C(12)H(13)ClN(4)O(2), the triazole ring carries methyl and ethoxy-carbonyl groups, and is bound via a methyl-ene bridge to a chloro-pyridine unit. There is evidence for significant electron delocalization in the triazolyl system. Intra-molecular C-H⋯O and inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds stabilize the structure.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study aimed to investigate the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the villi cells of pregnant women during their first trimester who tested positive for HBsAg.
  • - Researchers used various methods like immunohistochemical staining and PCR to detect HBV infection markers, and they observed positive findings in 32% of the villi samples examined.
  • - The results indicated that HBV can infect different types of cells within the villi, but the virus is unlikely to spread through desmosomes between cells.
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