Publications by authors named "Jia-Mei Zhang"
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- Wabu Lake is an important part of the Yangtze River to Huai River Water Diversion Project, making it necessary to assess heavy metal contamination for ecological safety.
- Samples collected from 24 locations in the lake revealed that while surface water levels of heavy metals were mostly below safety limits, sediment levels for several metals exceeded background values significantly.
- The study identified severe health risks from metals like Pb, Cd, and Cr, with main contamination sources linked to nearby industrial, agricultural, and residential activities.
Background: Respiratory muscle training is a continuous and standardized training of respiratory muscles, but the evidence of the effects on early stroke patients is not clear. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effects of respiratory muscle training on respiratory function and functional capacity in patients with early stroke.
Methods: PubMed, Embase, PEDro, ScienceDirect, AMED, CINAHL, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched from inception to December 8, 2023 for articles about studies that 1) stroke patients with age ≥ 18 years old.
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- - Behavioral sensitization to drugs like cocaine leads to increased motor activities and contributes to relapse after quitting; however, the exact mechanisms are not well understood.
- - This study found that mTOR signaling is activated during cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization, and inhibiting mTOR with rapamycin reduced this sensitivity.
- - Changes in brain lipids and decreased levels of SynDIG1 were observed, suggesting that SynDIG1 may help maintain GluA2 surface expression, which could reduce cocaine-related behaviors.
Chronic heart failure (CHF) and diabetes mellitus are associated with morbidity and mortality. CHF and diabetes generally simultaneously occur, resulting in adverse outcomes. Diabetes complicates cardiomyopathy and exacerbates heart failure conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIsorhamnetin suppresses PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cell proliferation through S phase arrest.
Biomed Pharmacother
December 2018
Isorhamnetin, a flavonoid ingredient derived from Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) Willd., has shown a spectrum of antitumor activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn order to determine the scientificalness of traditionally processed Whitmania pigra, water extraction method and bionic extraction method were used respectively to extract the anticoagulating active components in W. pigra hanging dry products, talcum powder fried products and wine immersing-baked products. Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), thrombin time (TT), and antithrombin activity were selected as the activity indexes to evaluate the anticoagulant activities of different processed W.
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