Publications by authors named "JB Wu"

Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) induces the expression of unidentified protective cytokines that mitigate lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (LIRI). This study hypothesizes that MOTS-c, a mitokine with potent protective effects against mitochondrial damage, contributes to RIPC-mediated protection by alleviating endothelial barrier dysfunction. In human lung transplantation patients, serum levels of MOTS-c significantly decreased following IR injury but were markedly increased when RIPC was performed prior to transplantation.

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  • The study investigates the impact of cancer cachexia in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), focusing on how body composition changes over time can help identify cachexia.
  • It utilizes a cohort of unresectable HCC patients treated with specific therapies, analyzing body composition through CT scans to categorize patients into different cachexia phases based on their skeletal muscle mass and total adipose tissue.
  • Findings reveal that patients experiencing significant declines in muscle and tissue mass have worse overall survival outcomes, highlighting the importance of monitoring body composition in HCC treatment plans.
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To systematically evaluate the effect of overtime work on neck musculoskeletal disorders of occupational population in China. In August 2023, the literatures on the relationship between overtime work and neck musculoskeletal disorders were searched in China National Knowledge Infrasture (CNKI), WanFang Database, Chinese Science & Technology Journal Database (VIP), China Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed) and PubMed. The search scope was Chinese and English literatures published before June 30, 2023.

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To explore the risk factors of neck work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among automobile manufacturing enterprise workers, and construct the risk prediction model. In May 2022, a cluster convenience sampling method was used to selet all front-line workers from an automobile manufacturing factory in Xiangyang City as the research objects. And a questionnaire survey was conducted using the modified Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire to analyze the occurrence and exposure to risk factors of neck WMSDs.

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Objective: To analyze the spatial autocorrelation and spatiotemporal clustering characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome(SFTS) in Anhui Province from 2011 to 2023.

Methods: Data of SFTS in Anhui Province from 2011 to 2023 were collected. Spatial autocorrelation analysis was conducted using GeoDa software, while spatiotemporal scanning was performed using SaTScan 10.

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In-sensor and near-sensor computing architectures enable multiply accumulate operations to be carried out directly at the point of sensing. In-sensor architectures offer dramatic power and speed improvements over traditional von Neumann architectures by eliminating multiple analog-to-digital conversions, data storage, and data movement operations. Current in-sensor processing approaches rely on tunable sensors or additional weighting elements to perform linear functions such as multiply accumulate operations as the sensor acquires data.

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Isoquinolinone is an important heterocyclic framework in natural products and biologically active molecules, and the efficient synthesis of this structural motif has received much attention in recent years. Herein, we report a (phenyliodonio)sulfamate (PISA)-mediated, solvent-dependent synthesis of different isoquinolinone derivatives. The method provides highly chemoselective access to 3- or 4-substituted isoquinolinone derivatives by reacting -alkenylbenzamide derivatives with PISA in either acetonitrile or wet hexafluoro-2-isopropanol.

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Objective: Low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) is a dangerous postoperative complication in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD). This study aims to develop and evaluate a nomogram model that can reliably identify risk variables for postoperative LCOS in elderly patients suffering from ATAAD.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective study, a total of 310 elderly patients with ATAAD admitted to Fujian Medical University Union Hospital were included and categorized into the LCOS and non-LCOS groups.

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  • Infection involves the persistence of bacteria and chronic gastritis, marked by infiltration of mononuclear cells in the gastric mucosa.
  • Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) has both pro-colonization and pro-inflammatory effects in this context, with higher levels found in infected gastric tissue, correlating with bacteria colonization and gastritis severity.
  • ANGPTL4 influences immune responses by interacting with specific cell receptors to modulate inflammation, suggesting that targeting its pathways could offer new treatment strategies for infection-related gastritis.
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  • Scientists found that a brain area called the red nucleus helps cause chronic pain when certain receptors called mGluR1 and mGluR5 are activated.
  • After a type of nerve injury, these receptors become more active, which makes the pain worse.
  • Blocking these receptors with specific drugs can reduce this pain, suggesting that they might be good targets for creating new pain medications.
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Background: The role of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unconfirmed. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) antibody/tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) with or without TACE as first-line treatment for advanced HCC.

Methods: This nationwide, multicenter, retrospective cohort study included advanced HCC patients receiving either TACE with ICIs plus anti-VEGF antibody/TKIs (TACE-ICI-VEGF) or only ICIs plus anti-VEGF antibody/TKIs (ICI-VEGF) from January 2018 to December 2022.

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In [Mn(5-MeOsalen)(Cl)](dibenzo[24]crown-8), dibenzo[24]crown-8 formed a supramolecule multi-point interactions with the [Mn(5-MeOsalen)(Cl)] dimer. The dimer was magnetically isolated with = 4 and weak interdimer magnetic interactions. The crystal exhibited single-molecule magnet behaviour with an anisotropic barrier of 26(1) K, which is the highest among the Mn-salen series reported to date.

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To investigate the occurrence of low back work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among workers in a container manufacturing factory, and to explore the influencing factors. In June 2022, 952 workers from a container factory were selected as the research objects by cluster random sampling. Through questionnaire survey, the incidence of low back WMSDs symptoms among workers in the past one year was collected, and the influencing factors of low back WMSDs were analyzed by logistic regression.

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Background: Limonin is one of the most abundant active ingredients of . It exerts antitumor effects on several kinds of cancer cells. However, whether limonin exerts antitumor effects on colorectal cancer (CRC) cells and cancer stem-like cells (CSCs), a subpopulation responsible for a poor prognosis, is unclear.

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Objectives: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)/influenza poses unprecedented challenges to the global economy and healthcare services. Numerous studies have described alterations in the microbiome of COVID-19/influenza patients, but further investigation is needed to understand the relationship between the microbiome and these diseases. Herein, through systematic comparison between COVID-19 patients, long COVID-19 patients, influenza patients, no COVID-19/influenza controls and no COVID-19/influenza patients, we conducted a comprehensive review to describe the microbial change of respiratory tract/digestive tract in COVID-19/influenza patients.

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As an inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis (UC) does not respond well to current treatments. It is of positive clinical significance to further study the pathogenesis of UC and find new therapeutic targets. B lymphocytes play an important role in the pathogenesis of UC.

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Background: Sleep problems in preschoolers are becoming increasingly prominent, and the association between sleep status and anxiety symptoms has attracted growing attention. However, studies investigating the relationship between bedtime and nighttime sleep duration in preschoolers and their anxiety symptoms remain scant. We used the large sample data from the Longhua Cohort Study of Children in Shenzhen, China (LCCS) to analyze the association between bedtime and sleep in preschoolers and their anxiety symptoms.

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Objective: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common orthopedic disease with a high disability rate. The clinical effect of BuShenHuoXue decoction (BSHX) for ONFH is satisfactory. We aimed to elucidate the potential angiogenic mechanisms of BSHX in a rat femoral osteonecrosis model and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs).

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  • Branched flows in wave systems occur when waves interact with weakly correlated scattering potentials, and this study explores the electrical tuning of branched flow in light using a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) system.
  • The inhomogeneous orientation of the NLC creates disordered potentials that enable the on-off switching and continuous tuning of branched light flow, influenced by the electro-optical properties of the NLC.
  • The study reveals that the polarization of incoming light can manipulate this flow, demonstrating unique intensity patterns and behaviors, paving the way for new methods of controlling light and studying fundamental physics.
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Background: Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a prevalent and severe issue among ICU patients. Resistance training and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) intervention have demonstrated the potential to enhance muscle function in patients with sarcopenia and in older adults. The purpose of this study was to determine whether resistance training and/or HMB administration would improve physical function, muscle strength, and quality of life in medical ICU patients.

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Background: In the majority of clinical environments, the treponema pallidum particle agglutination (TPPA) test is known for its higher specificity compared to the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test and is commonly employed for the diagnosis of syphilis, but their use for serological monitoring after syphilis therapy is controversial.

Objectives: We aim to evaluate whether the TPPA titers is suitable for monitoring syphilis treatment efficacy.

Methods: At first, 232 patients with primary syphilis were recruited.

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The relationships of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA gene mutations with the clinicopathological features and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patient are lacking. Furthermore, the role of ring finger protein 215 (RNF215) in CRC patients with KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA mutations remains unclear. In the present study, 182 surgical resection specimens from patients with primary CRC for retrospective analysis, were collected.

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As a major neuron type in the brain, the excitatory neuron (EN) regulates the lifespan in C. elegans. How the EN acquires senescence, however, is unknown.

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  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can severely affect various organs, particularly in children, leading to more intense complications like lupus nephritis (LN), which has a high mortality rate.
  • The study investigated how the Nrf2/HMGB1/TLR/NF-κB signaling pathway impacts LN development and examined the presence of a specific plasma cell subset (TLR4CXCR4) in kidney tissues of mice.
  • Results showed that Nrf2 was downregulated in lupus-prone mice, and overexpressing Nrf2 reduced key inflammatory markers and plasma cell ratios, suggesting that enhancing Nrf2 could mitigate LN severity and inflammation.*
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The crystalline mechanism of the PtAu alloy with grain boundary (GB) segregation during the rapid solidification process is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The cluster evolution and phase transformation processes during the GB segregation are analyzed by means of the energy temperature (-) curve, the pair distribution function (()) curves, common neighborhood analysis (CNA), cluster-type index method (CTIM) and three-dimensional visualizing analyses. It is found that the GB segregation phenomenon of the PtAu alloy comes from various solidification temperatures of Pt- and Au-centered clusters.

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