Publications by authors named "Hong Wei Zhu"

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is the most common complication following general anesthesia. Currently, pharmaceutical therapy is the primary method of treatment, but it has reached a plateau, and it is accompanied by inherent adverse reactions and high costs. Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point PC6 is recommended as an effective means of preventing PONV.

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Objective: Percutaneous repair is an alternative to open surgical repair of the Achilles tendon with comparable, functional results and low re-rupture and infection rates; however, sural nerve injury is a known complication. The purpose of this study is to design a new surgical procedure, the minimally invasive peritendinous submembrane access technique (MIS-PSAT). It offers optimal results, with excellent functional outcomes, and with minimal soft tissue complications and sural nerve injury.

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  • * Researchers found that applying GAs to female spinach plants can completely convert them to male, along with the discovery that silencing a protein called SpGAI, which regulates GA signaling, produces a similar masculine effect.
  • * Additionally, SpGAI interacts with a transcription factor, SpSTM, and both proteins play roles in repressing female flower development, suggesting a molecular pathway (SpGAI-SpSTM-SpPI) responsible for sexual conversion in dioecious plants.
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GC-SAW was used to carry out online sampling analysis of the main business sources, residential sources, and roads in Rizhao City from August 22 to 29 in 2020. The spatial distribution characteristics of various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere were obtained, and the chemical reactivity of the main components was studied. The results showed that the VOCs with carbon atoms greater than 5 (VOC) were mainly toluene propylbenzene and n-octane, and the spatial distribution was significant; the average (TVOC) in the port area, downtown area, and industrial area were 80.

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Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of femoral head replacement and internal fixation in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 70 cases of unstable intertrochanteric fractures treated from January 2016 to January 2019 and meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 39 cases were fixed with closed reduction and new proximal femoral intramedullary nail(InterTAN), and 31 cases were treated with open trochanter reconstruction and artificial femoral head replacement. The operation time, intraoperative bleeding, hospital stay, weight bearing time, postoperative complication rate and hip function recovery (Harris score) were compared between two groups.

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Marine-derived fungi are a treasure house for the discovery of structurally novel secondary metabolites with potential pharmaceutical value. In this study, a pair of new nor-bisabolane derivative enantiomers (±)-1 and two new phthalides (4 and 5), as well as four known metabolites, were isolated from the culture filtrate of the marine algal-derived endophytic fungus LD-201810. Their structures were established by detailed interpretation of spectroscopic data (1D/2D NMR and ESI-MS).

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Fungi play an irreplaceable role in drug discovery in the course of human history, as they possess unique abilities to synthesize diverse specialized metabolites with significant medicinal potential. are well-studied filamentous fungi generally observed in nature, which are widely marketed as biocontrol agents. The secondary metabolites produced by have gained extensive attention since they possess attractive chemical structures with remarkable biological activities.

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The present study established a necroptosis model in vitro and investigated the role of HMGB1 in cell necroptosis. A combination of tumor necrosis factor-α and z-VAD-fmk was used to induce necroptosis in L929 cells with necroptosis inhibitor necrostatin-1 applied as an intervention. Flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to measure cell necroptosis.

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  • The study focuses on understanding how gemcitabine sensitivity can be enhanced in pancreatic cancer through the regulation of specific molecules like PVT1 and miR-143.
  • Researchers manipulated PANC-1 cells using small hairpin RNA and miR-143 mimics or inhibitors to assess the effects on autophagy, cell viability, and drug sensitivity, using various analytical methods.
  • Findings revealed that knocking down PVT1 or overexpressing miR-143 led to reduced autophagy and increased sensitivity to gemcitabine, highlighting a potential pathway (miR-143/HIF-1α/VMP1) that may improve chemotherapy outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients.
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A new pentaketide derivative, penilactonol A (), and two new hydroxyphenylacetic acid derivatives, (2'R)-stachyline B (2) and (2'R)-westerdijkin A (3), together with five known metabolites, bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids 4-6 and meroterpenoids 7 and 8, were isolated from the solid culture of a marine alga-associated fungus LD-201810. Their structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic analyses, including 1D/2D NMR and high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectra (HRESIMS). The absolute configurations of the stereogenic carbons in 1 were determined by the (Mo(OAc))-induced circular dichroism (CD) and comparison of the calculated and experimental electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra, while the absolute configuration of the stereogenic carbon in 2 was established using single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

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is a popular ornamental plant cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions globally. Here, we constructed a chromosome-scale reference genome of to facilitate the investigation of its genome characteristics and evolution. Using a combination of Nanopore long reads, Illumina short reads, 10× Genomics linked reads, and Hi-C data, we generated a high-quality genome assembly of covering 710.

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The aim of this paper was to compare different effects of Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets from 6 different manufacturers on multiple organ injuries in rats and to explore mechanism of hepatotoxicity preliminarily from the perspective of apoptosis and oxidative stress. Rats were randomly divided into the groups normal, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Fujian(7 groups with 16 rats in each group, sex in half). Rats were given Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets at 144 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1)(16 times the clinical equivalent dose) once a day according to its corresponding group like rats in Zhejiang group was given Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets from Zhejiang manufactures continuously for 20 days with the life and death situation of mice to be observed, then rats were executed to detect various indicators.

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  • The study focuses on mental disorders, specifically depression, among the elderly population in China, highlighting the need for attention to social health.
  • Data was collected from 3,757 community-dwelling adults aged 60 and older using face-to-face interviews and standardized questionnaires to assess social health and depressive symptoms.
  • Results showed that 25.92% of participants had depressive symptoms, with better social health linked to a lower risk of depression, suggesting that social health assessments could help identify vulnerable individuals needing intervention.
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Background: The transfer of chloroplast DNA into nuclear genome is a common process in plants. These transfers form nuclear integrants of plastid DNAs (NUPTs), which are thought to be driving forces in genome evolution, including sex chromosome evolution. In this study, NUPTs in the genome of a dioecious plant Asparagus officinalis L.

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  • * The chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) is 156,978 bp long, featuring a large single copy region, a small single copy region, and two inverted repeat regions.
  • * Analysis shows that this plant is closely related to two other species, indicating its place in the evolutionary tree.*
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Background: N-Pyridylpyrazole derivatives have received continuous attention in agrochemical research during the last decade owing to their remarkable insecticidal or fungicidal potentials. To look for novel heterocyclic agrochemicals for increasing production of agriculture, a series of novel α-aminophosphonate derivatives containing N-pyridylpyrazole moiety were synthesized.

Results: The structures of the title compounds were confirmed via melting point, IR, H NMR, C NMR, P NMR, HRMS and elemental analysis.

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  • A study investigated whether deep or moderate neuromuscular blockade (NMB) is more effective during thoracoscopic lobectomy surgery, with patients randomly assigned to either NMB level while under intravenous anesthesia.
  • Results showed that surgeons applied additional muscle relaxant significantly more often in patients with moderate NMB (44.8%) compared to those with deep NMB (0%), leading to higher surgeon satisfaction in the deep NMB group.
  • Recovery times were similar between groups for most measures, but deep NMB resulted in a quicker recovery to 25% and 90% TOF levels by an average of 10 minutes.
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Objective: To study the effect of Bushen Huoxue decoction on calcification of cartilage endplate in lumbar vertebrae.

Methods: Six healthy male gerbils with 2-month-old were selected as normal control group, and 24 7-month-old healthy male gerbils were fed to 12-month-old to establish the aged gerbil model. Thirty gerbils were randomly divided into five groups as follow: the normal control group (=6), model group (=6, normal saline 4 ml/kg, intragastric 30 d), Bushen Huoxue low dose group(=6, 1.

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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) nucleocapsid protein (NP) is the immunodominant region of PRRSV viral proteins. Non-structural protein 2 (Nsp2) and its hypervariable region play an essential role in the differential diagnosis of PRRSV. Western blot and immunofluorescence assay (IFA) analyses found that 2 out of 18 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) recognized the NP and that 5 of 11 MAbs recognized Nsp2-120aa.

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Background: In recent years, pyridylpyrazole derivatives, such as pyridylpyrazole-containing anthranilic diamide have attracted much attention by virtue of their useful insecticidal properties and unique action mode. Moreover, some pyridylpyrazole-containing compounds have also been found to possess significant fungicidal activities. With the aim of discovering new bioactive agrochemicals for crop protection, a series of poly-heterocyclic compounds containing pyridylpyrazole and aziridine, or β-lactam, or thiazolinone moieties were synthesized.

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High-motility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) has an important role in autophagy; however, its exact role in acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) remains unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the expression pattern of HMGB1 in ANP, and to determine its association with autophagy. Sprague Dawley rats (weight, 350±30 g, n=48) were randomly divided into control (n=12) and experimental (n=36) groups.

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  • * Three of these strains were found to be multi-drug resistant, with specific resistance genes (aadA1, aac(3')-IIc, aph(3')-VII, aac(6')-Ib, sul2, cat2, floR, tet(K)) identified through PCR.
  • * The research highlighted the presence of class 1 integrons and specific gene cassettes (arr-3-aacA4 and blaPSE-1) linked to antibiotic resistance, emphasizing the need to monitor the rise of resistant bacteria
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Objective: To observe the effect of Bushen Huoxue Recipe (BHR) on inhibiting vascular calcification (VC) in chronic renal failure (CRF) rats by regulating BMP-2/Runx2/Osterix signal pathway, and to explore its possible mechanism.

Methods: Thirty SD rats were randomly divided into the normal group, the model group, and the BHR group, 10 in each group. Rats in the model group and the BHR group were administered with 250 mg/kg adenine suspension by gastroagavage and fed with 1.

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