Publications by authors named "Hao-Fei Hu"

Objective: Patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) have limited evidence regarding the relationship between blood urea nitrogen and albumin. Aiming to investigate the relationship between the blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BUN/ALB ratio) and poor outcomes in AIS patients at 3 months was the purpose of this study.

Methods: AIS participants at a Korean hospital from January 2010 to December 2016 were included in a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.

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Background: Limited evidence exists regarding the link between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality in acute respiratory failure (ARF) patients. Thus, this study aims to investigate this association among ICU patients experiencing acute respiratory failure.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study across multiple centers, utilizing data from the US eICU-CRD v2.

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Background: Evidence of the relationship between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality in ICU stroke patients is still scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality among ICU stroke patients.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study using data from 8,029 ICU stroke patients in the US eICU-CRD v2.

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Background: Evidence regarding the relationship between blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and 3-month outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients is still scarce. Therefore, the present study was preformed to explore the link between the BUN and 3-month poor outcomes in patients with AIS.

Methods: A retrospective study of 1866 participants with AIS enrolled from January 2010 to December 2016 at a hospital in South Korea.

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Our previous study demonstrated that chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIHH) protects vascular endothelium function through ameliorating autophagy in mesenteric arteries of metabolic syndrome (MS) rats. This study aimed to investigate the role of adenosine mono-phosphate-activated protein kinase-mammalian target of rapamycin (AMPK-mTOR) signaling in CIHH effect. Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into control (CON), MS model, CIHH treatment (CIHH), and MS + CIHH groups.

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Background: Anaemia is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is a major risk factor that contributes to mortality in such patients. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the leading causes of CKD. The association between admission hemoglobin levels and renal damage in patients with T2DM remains unclear.

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Background: Obesity, a risk factor for many chronic diseases, is a potential independent risk factor for iron deficiency. Evidence has shown that chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIHH) has protective or improved effects on cardiovascular, nervous, metabolic and immune systems. We hypothesized that CIHH may ameliorate the abnormal iron metabolism in obesity.

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Aim: Our previous study demonstrated that chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIHH) can confer hepatic protection by reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in high-fat-high-fructose induced metabolic syndrome (MS) rats. It is known that there is a functional coupling between autophagy and ERS. This study aimed to investigate the effect of CIHH on autophagy function and adenosine mono-phosphate-activated protein kinase-mammalian target of rapamycin (AMPKα-mTOR) signaling pathway in hepatic tissue of MS rats.

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Objective: To explore the relationship between fasting C-peptide (F-CP) and serum uric acid (SUA) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: A total of 347 hospitalized patients with T2DM were stratified according to F-CP level to analyze the impact of increased F-CP levels on SUA level and the incidence of hyperuricemia (HUA). The patients with an elevated SUA level (>420 µmol/L) and a normal SUA level (≤420 µmol/L) were compared for general data, fasting C-peptide and other clinical indexes.

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Article Synopsis
  • * Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into groups to analyze the impact of CIHH on body weight, blood pressure, biochemical markers, and endothelial-dependent relaxation (EDR) of arteries.
  • * Findings revealed that CIHH improved endothelial function and EDR in MS rats by enhancing autophagy, decreasing endoplasmic reticulum stress, and increasing p-eNOS levels, but these effects were negated by certain inhibitors.
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Tacrolimus (TAC) has been shown to improve remission from proteinuria in patients with refractory IgA nephropathy (IgAN); however, the efficacy and safety of TAC in such patients have not been fully explored. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the tolerance to and efficacy of TAC combined with low-dose corticosteroids in patients with refractory IgAN. This was a single-center retrospective study.

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The tolerance of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF; Shanghai Roche, China) in Lee Classes III, IV, and V immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains unclear. This article reports nine cases of severe pneumonia (SP), including pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia, and its risk factors in MMF plus low-dose corticosteroid-treated patients with Lee Classes III, IV, and V IgAN. Fifty-three patients with IgAN were included in this single-center study.

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