Publications by authors named "Jiancheng Liao"

Background: As a typical medicinal food homology species, Chinese herbal medicine Astragali radix (AR) has been widely used to regulate the human immune system worldwide. However, the human immunomodulation of AR and its corresponding mechanisms remain unclear.

Methods: First, following a fortnight successive AR administration, the changes in immune cytokines and immune cells from 20 healthy human subjects were used as immune indicators to characterize the immunomodulatory effects of AR.

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Transcription factor-mediated cell conversion has been reported in the central nervous system of both rodents and nonhuman primates. In particular, glia-to-neuron conversion has been achieved in the brain and spinal cord of animal models for neural regeneration and repair. However, whether glia-to-neuron conversion can be used for brain repair in humans needs to be explored.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Huangkui Capsule (HKC) is a traditional Chinese medicinal preparation. Numerous clinical studies have reported that HKC has a good nephroprotection effect. The clinical application of cisplatin is greatly limited by its nephrotoxicity, and HKC shows promise in preventing cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity (CIN).

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Qishen Gubiao granules, a traditional Chinese medicine preparation composed of nine herbs, have been widely used to prevent and treat coronavirus disease 2019 with good clinical efficacy. In the present study, an integrated strategy based on chemical profiling followed by network pharmacology and molecular docking was employed, to explore the active components and potential molecular mechanisms of Qishen Gubiao granules in the therapy of coronavirus disease 2019. Using the ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry technique, a total of 186 ingredients corresponding to eight structure types in Qishen Gubiao preparation were identified or structurally annotated with the elucidation of the fragmentation pathways in the typical compounds.

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Article Synopsis
  • Abelmoschus manihot (HK) is traditionally used to treat kidney diseases and may have protective effects against chronic kidney disease (CKD) induced by cisplatin (CDDP), a chemotherapy drug with nephrotoxic side effects.
  • This study investigated HK's protective mechanisms against CKD in rats using metabolomics and network pharmacology, which analyzed serum, urine, and kidney samples to identify biomarkers and metabolic pathways affected by HK.
  • Results showed that HK mitigated CDDP-induced metabolic disruptions, particularly linked to tryptophan metabolism, and highlighted specific compounds and genes in HK that contribute to its nephroprotective effects.
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Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a commonly occurring disease in neurosurgery, yet its surgical treatment is controversial. This paper pertains to the study of the effects of different treatment regimens on the outcome of ICH population. Based on a globally shared third-party MIMIC-III database, the researchers firstly described the dissimilarities in survival probability, mortality, and neurological recovery among mainstream treatments for ICH; secondly, patient classification was determined by important clinical features; and outcome variations among treatment groups were compared.

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Objective: To summarize the presentation, diagnosis, and management of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks in the setting of traumatic anterior skull base fracture.

Methods: Wide literature research has been performed as well as the authors' own clinical experience has been summarized.

Results: Articles from the most recent 30 years have been reviewed and a typical case of our own has been presented.

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5-Bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) is a halogenated pyrimidine that can be incorporated into newly synthesized DNA during the S phase of the cell cycle. BrdU is widely used in fate-mapping studies of embryonic and adult neurogenesis to identify newborn neurons, however side effects on neural stem cells and their progeny have been reported. In vivo astrocyte-to-neuron (AtN) conversion is a new approach for generating newborn neurons by directly converting endogenous astrocytes into neurons.

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The conventional treatment for the resection of cervical spinal tumors comprises anterior, posterior, and combined surgical approaches. However, these approaches have certain limitations when tumors invade the vertebrae, vertebral artery, or spinal nerves. Herein, we report an interesting case where a 45-year-old patient was admitted for neck pain.

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Brainstem hemorrhage is presumed to be invariably associated with a poor prognosis in people with spontaneous hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. The optimal timing of tracheostomy placement in brainstem hemorrhage patients, who generally require endotracheal intubation for airway protection, remains uncertain. Our research aim was to analyze the impact of early tracheostomy versus late tracheostomy on brainstem hemorrhage patients related outcomes and prognostic factors at 30 days.

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Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage remains the most common and serious complication following posterior fossa surgery. Persistent subcutaneous CSF collections can cause wound dehiscence and predispose patients to intracranial infection. Management with conservative treatment fails in up to 40% of patients, and revision surgery remains the last resort.

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