Superhydrophilicity boron-doped cobalt phosphide nanosheets decorated carbon nanotube arrays self-supported electrode for overall water splitting.

Transition metal borides (TMBs) or phosphides (TMPs) have attracted great attention to the design of bifunctional electrocatalysts for energy storage. The superaerophobicity and superhydrophilicity of the catalytic electrode surface are crucial factors to determine the reaction process of the gas electrode. Herein, we report a self-supported electrode of carbon nanotube (CNTs) array grown on carbon cloth (CC) modulated together by boron-doped cobalt phosphide (CoP-B/CNTs/CC).

Silencing FHL2 inhibits bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis through the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the inhibiting effects of FHL2 and Arbutin on cell fibrosis and their possible mechanisms.

Methods: The mRNA expression of FHL2 in pulmonary fibrosis tissues was analyzed by bioinformatics. TGF⁃β1 induced fibrosis of mouse lung fibroblast (Mlg) and mouse primary pulmonary fibroblast (PPF) in rat's lung fibroblasts.

CoP/CoP Encapsulated in Carbon Nanotube Arrays to Construct Self-Supported Electrodes for Overall Electrochemical Water Splitting.

Electrocatalytic water splitting is a desirable and sustainable strategy for hydrogen production yet still faces challenges due to the sluggish kinetics and rapid deactivation of catalysts in the oxygen evolution process. Herein, we utilized the metal-catalyzed growth technology and phosphating process to fabricate self-supported electrodes (CoP@CNT-CC) composed of carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays grown on carbon cloth (CC); thereinto, cobalt-based phosphide nanoparticles (CoP) are uniformly encapsulated in the cavity of the CNTs. After further optimization, when the nanoparticles are in the composite phase (CoP/CoP), CoP/CoP@CNT-CC served as catalytic electrodes with the highest activity and stability for electrocatalytic water splitting in an alkaline medium (1.

Short- (30-90 days) and mid-term (1-3 years) outcomes and prognostic factors of patients with esophageal cancer undergoing surgical treatments.

Background: The factors influencing the prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer vary among studies and are still poorly known.

Aim: To determine the factors associated with survival in patients with esophageal cancer.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients with esophageal cancer admitted between January 2017 and March 2020 at Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College.

mmu-microRNA-92a-3p attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by modulating Cpeb4-mediated Smad2/3 signaling pathway.

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a chronic lung disorder, in which the mechanism of mmu-microRNA (miR)-92a-3p is not elucidated clearly. The present work was proposed to disclose mmu-miR-92a-3p-focused mechanism in PF with cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 4 (Cpeb4)/Smad2/3 axis. PF was induced in mice by the intratracheal injection of bleomycin (BLM).

Effect of silencing C-erbB-2 on esophageal carcinoma cell biological behaviors by inhibiting IGF-1 pathway activation.

Objective: C-erbB-2 has been confirmed to be an oncogene that participates in cell growth, differentiation and division of tumors. We are wondered if its silenced expression can exert an anti-tumor effect. Therefore, this study is conducted to investigate the mechanism of C-erbB-2 silencing and IGF-1 pathway on esophageal carcinoma (EC) cell biological behaviors.

MiR-216a-3p regulates the proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of lung cancer cells via targeting COPB2.

Effect of miR-216a-3p on lung cancer hasn't been investigated. Here, we explored its effects on lung cancer. MiR-216a-3p expression in lung cancer tissues and cells was detected by RT-qPCR.

Prediction of Overall Survival of Patients with Completely Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Analyses of Preoperative Spirometry, Preoperative Blood Tests, and Other Clinicopathological Data.

Purpose: Risk stratification of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is crucial to select the appropriate treatments, but available models for patients with complete resection are unsatisfactory. The purpose of this study was to determine a prediction model based on clinical information, routine physical and blood tests, and molecular markers.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent surgical resection for lung cancer between 2009 to 2013.

A nomogram to predict prognosis in patients undergoing sublobar resection for stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer.

Introduction: This study aimed to develop a practical nomogram to predict prognosis in patients who are undergoing sublobar resection for stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases were used to construct the nomogram.

Methods: Data from patients undergoing sublobar resection for stage IA NSCLC diagnosed between 2004 and 2014 were extracted from the SEER database.

Icaritin Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury Via Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidative Stress Effects in Rats.

Icaritin (ICT) is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb proved to be neuroprotective and exerts promoting effects on cardiac differentiation. However, its role in cardioprotection against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury remains largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effects of ICT treatment on MI/R injury and the underlying mechanisms.