Publications by authors named "G-X Liu"

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate an intestinal stenosis prediction model for postoperative newborns with neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

Methods: Clinical information was collected on neonates who had undergone anastomosis or enterostomy because of NEC. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression was applied to identify risk factors included in the model for postoperative intestinal stenosis.

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Background: Play is an indispensable and meaningful activity in children's daily life. Research has shown that autistic children often exhibit differences in play development. The core traits of autism, such as distinct patterns in social interaction and communication, focused interests, and repetitive behaviors, frequently manifest in their play.

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  • Unipotent basal and luminal stem cells are essential for maintaining prostate health, with a newly identified intermediate population (Basal-B) emerging during inflammation or cancer.
  • Basal-B cells show increased organoid formation capabilities and are considered a temporary basal stem cell state influenced by androgen levels and JAK/STAT signaling.
  • The study highlights that inflammation promotes the transition of Basal-B cells to luminal cells, while inhibiting JAK/STAT signaling can lessen this transition and potentially impacts prostate disease development like neoplasia.
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Purpose: Previous studies have shown higher cardiovascular mortality risk with higher monocyte-lymphocyte ratio levels in general population. However, the levels of oxidative stress in individuals with type 2 diabetes are higher than those in the general population, which may affect the link between monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and cardiovascular disease deaths. And the association between the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and mortality risk in people with type 2 diabetes still be unknown.

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Prolonged and widespread use of pyrethroid pesticides a significant concern for human health. The initial step in pyrethroid bioremediation involves the hydrolysis of ester-bond. In the present study, the esterase genes est10 and est13, derived from Bacillus subtilis, were successfully cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli.

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Background: The recurrent nature and socioeconomic burden of nephrolithiasis demand effective treatments. Delineating the crosstalk between inflammatory processes and the endogenous oxalate metabolism pathway, which underpins nephrolithiasis pathogenesis, is essential for advancing treatment strategies.

Purpose: We aim to screen therapeutic Chinese herbal remedies and their bioactive constituents for kidney stone treatment using a fruit fly model, followed by efficacy and mechanism validation in a rodent nephrolithiasis model as well as in vitro human cell culture model.

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  • CRISPR diagnostics face challenges like low signal efficiency and sensitivity due to their reliance on single-stranded nucleic acid fluorescent reporters.
  • The new CrisprAIE system combines CRISPR/Cas reactions with innovative aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) for more effective fluorescence and improved clinical detection of norovirus and SARS-CoV-2.
  • CrisprAIE shows a substantial increase in sensitivity—up to 270 times better—compared to traditional CRISPR diagnostics and has potential for broader application in improving detection methods across various CRISPR-based techniques.
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Stapokibart (CM310) is a humanized IL-4Rα monoclonal antibody currently undergoing phase 3 trials for type 2 inflammatory diseases. In contrast to dupilumab, which bound exclusively to human IL-4Rα, stapokibart demonstrated cross-species reactivity to IL-4Rα from human, cynomolgus monkey, and rat. Stapokibart exhibited comparable blocking activity to dupilumab.

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Electrosynthesis of HO from oxygen reduction reaction via a two-electron pathway is vital as an alternative for the energy-intensive anthraquinone process. However, this process is largely hindered in neutral and alkaline conditions due to sluggish kinetics associated with the transformation of intermediate O* into OOH* via proton-coupled electron transfer sourced from slow water dissociation. Herein, we developed Pd sub-nanoclusters on the nickel ditelluride nanosheets (Pd SNCs/NiTe) to enhance the performance of HO electrosynthesis.

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Claudin18.2 has been recently recognized as a potential therapeutic target for gastric/gastroesophageal junction or pancreatic cancer. Here, we develop a Claudin18.

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This article proposes a low cross-axis sensitivity resonant MEMS(Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) accelerometer that is optimized based on the BP and NSGA-II algorithms. When resonant accelerometers are used in seismic monitoring, automotive safety systems, and navigation applications, high immunity and low cross-axis sensitivity are required. To improve the high immunity of the accelerometer, a coupling structure is introduced.

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Although our understanding of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) biology has been considerably enhanced, developing therapeutic strategies to eliminate HSV-1 in latently infected individuals remains a public health concern. Current antiviral drugs used for the treatment of HSV-1 complications are not specific and do not address latent infection. We recently developed a CRISPR-Cas9-based gene editing platform to specifically target the HSV-1 genome.

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  • The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants highlights the need for multivalent vaccines, leading to the development of SCTV01E, a tetravalent COVID-19 vaccine targeting variants Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron BA.1.
  • A double-blind placebo-controlled trial showed SCTV01E had a vaccine efficacy of 69.4% against COVID-19 seven days post-vaccination, with higher efficacy rates in preventing symptomatic and all infections at 14 days.
  • The vaccine demonstrated a significant neutralizing antibody response against Omicron BA.5 and had mild reactogenicity, indicating its potential effectiveness against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by left ventricular dilation and continuous systolic dysfunction. Mitochondrial impairment is critical in dilated cardiomyopathy; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we explored the cardioprotective role of a heart-enriched long noncoding RNA, the dilated cardiomyopathy repressive transcript (DCRT), in maintaining mitochondrial function.

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is linked to various malignancies and autoimmune diseases, posing a significant global health challenge due to the lack of specific treatments or vaccines. Despite its crucial role in EBV infection in B cells, the mechanisms of the glycoprotein gp42 remain elusive. In this study, we construct an antibody phage library from 100 EBV-positive individuals, leading to the identification of two human monoclonal antibodies, 2B7 and 2C1.

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  • G protein-coupled receptors, especially galanin receptors (GALRs), are significant in understanding atrial fibrillation (AF), with spexin identified as a unique ligand affecting these receptors.
  • Research involving genetically modified mice showed that the absence of spexin increased the likelihood of AF and disrupted potassium currents and calcium handling in heart cells.
  • The study concluded that spexin lowers AF risk by inhibiting the phosphorylation of CREB, leading to decreased expression of specific channels and improved cardiac function.
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  • Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy-related condition linked to improper remodeling of blood vessels in the uterus, but its early molecular causes are still not fully understood.
  • Research shows that preeclampsia is caused by underdeveloped trophoblasts and endothelial cells due to delayed epigenetic changes, leading to an excessive amount of immature trophoblast cells.
  • The study finds that high levels of a gene called PEG10, transferred from trophoblasts to maternal cells, disrupt normal blood vessel development by interfering with TGF-beta signaling, highlighting complex genetic interactions during pregnancy.
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Perovskite oxides are proven as a striking platform for developing high-performance electrocatalysts. Nonetheless, a significant portion of them show CO electroreduction (CORR) inertness. Here a simple but effective strategy is reported to activate inert perovskite oxides (e.

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  • The LD oilfield shows improved recovery rates after weak gel flooding, but the distribution of remaining oil becomes complicated during high-water content stages.
  • Researchers conducted experiments using online NMR and microscopic techniques to better understand weak gel flooding effects and the remaining oil distribution.
  • Results indicated that weak gel flooding significantly enhances oil mobilization in porous media, leading to higher recovery efficiencies of 71.85% at 500 mD and 80.69% at 1500 mD compared to traditional methods.
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  • Asian soybean rust (ASR), caused by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, severely impacts soybean crops, with a lack of resistant varieties hindering effective management.
  • Researchers isolated two genes, Rpp6907-7 and Rpp6907-4, from a resistant Chinese soybean landrace, which together provide broad-spectrum resistance to ASR.
  • The study reveals that Rpp6907-7 is the primary gene conferring resistance, while Rpp6907-4 regulates its activity, indicating their potential in breeding improved soybean varieties.
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Induced oncoproteins degradation provides an attractive anti-cancer modality. Activation of anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) prevents cell-cycle entry by targeting crucial mitotic proteins for degradation. Phosphorylation of its co-activator CDH1 modulates the E3 ligase activity, but little is known about its regulation after phosphorylation and how to effectively harness APC/C activity to treat cancer.

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Lead-based radicals in the oxidation state of +1 are elusive species and are highly challenging to isolate in the condensed phase. In this study, we present the synthesis and characterization of the first isolable free plumbylyne radical 2 bearing a one-coordinate Pb(I) atom. It reacts with an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) to afford a two-coordinate NHC-ligated Pb(I) radical 3.

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Background: As the retinal microvasculature shares similarities with the cerebral microvasculature, numerous studies have shown that retinal vascular is associated with cognitive decline. In addition, several population-based studies have confirmed the association between retinal vascular and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) burden. However, the association of retinal vascular with CSVD burden as well as cognitive function has not been explored simultaneously.

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  • Osteoporosis, characterized by fragile bones and increased fracture risk, is linked to osteocalcin (OC), which serves as a key biochemical marker for bone health, existing in two forms: carboxylated (cOC) and undercarboxylated (ucOC).
  • This study investigated how serum levels of OC, cOC, and ucOC relate to bone mineral density (BMD), bone structure, muscle mass, and physical activity in postmenopausal Chinese women.
  • Findings showed that higher levels of serum OC, cOC, and ucOC were found in women with osteoporosis, with ucOC positively affecting bone area but negatively correlated with bone density and microarchitecture, while also being positively associated with muscle mass.
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Pemigatinib is a selective, potent, oral inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)1-3 with efficacy in patients with previously treated, advanced/metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) with FGFR2 alterations. A previously developed population pharmacokinetic (PK) model of pemigatinib was refined using an updated dataset with 467 participants from seven clinical studies, including patients with CCA. Updated PK model parameters were used to evaluate the association between pemigatinib exposure and efficacy and safety.

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