Medicine (Baltimore)
December 2024
This study investigated the clinical value of coronary arteriography (CAG) combined with fractional flow reserve (FFR) in the treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD) with coronary artery stenosis exceeding 70%. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 344 patients with CHD treated at the Gansu Institute of Cardiovascular Science from January 2020 to May 2022. The patients were divided into the CAG group (n = 138) and the CAG + FFR group (n = 206).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Dermatol Res
December 2024
Background though considered to have characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) theoretically, Rhupus Syndrome (RS) owns its unique clinical features. In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we included 41 newly diagnosed Rhupus syndrome patients (NRSP). 160 new-diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus patients (NSLEP) and 709 new-diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients (NRAP) were admitted as positive control groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Glob Womens Health
November 2024
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common endocrine disorder, affects women of reproductive age, and its adverse consequences affect women throughout their lifespan, from adolescence to postmenopause. The prevalence of depression is much higher in women with PCOS than in healthy controls. Thus, it is recommended that depressive syndrome be screened routinely in all patients with PCOS at diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdvanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) have poor prognoses and limited treatment options. Here, we conducted this first-in-class phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SHR-1701, a bifunctional fusion protein targeting programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), combined with famitinib, a multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in patients with advanced BTC or PDAC who failed previous standard treatment (trial registration: ChiCTR2000037927). Among 51 enrolled patients, the BTC cohort showed an objective response rate (ORR) of 28% (including 2 complete responses) and a disease control rate (DCR) of 80%, with a median progression-free survival (mPFS) of 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the soybean protein isolate / chitosan oligosaccharide (SPI/COS) conjugates were developed using glycosylation and used as a stabilizer of carvacrol-loaded emulsions for refrigerating sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus). The results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy showed that COS modified the secondary and tertiary structure of SPI by covalent binding. The SPI/COS conjugate with a mass ratio of SPI and COS of 4:1 (SPI/COS-4) exhibited high glycosylation degree, great water solubility and better emulsification properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAluminum exposure has been widely demonstrated to cause cognitive impairment and neuronal damage, which are significant factors in many neurodegenerative diseases. Ginger root extract (GRE) has attracted researchers' attention in recent years due to its antioxidant and neuroprotective properties, as a potential therapeutic intervention to mitigate aluminum-induced neural damage.To evaluate the effects of GRE on cognitive impairment and the expression of Nrf2, GPX4, and SLC7A11 in aluminum (Al)-exposed rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysical spatiotemporal characteristics of cellular cortex dominate cell functions and even determine cell fate. The cellular cortex is able to re-organize to a dynamic steady status with changed stiffnesses once stimulated, and thus alter the physiological and pathological activities of almost all types of cells. TGF-β2, a potent pleiotropic growth factor, plays important roles in cartilage development, endochondral ossification, and cartilage diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFACS Phys Chem Au
November 2024
Roundabout (RA) is an important indirect mechanism for gas-phase X + CHY → XCH + Y S2 reactions at a high collision energy. It refers to the rotation of the CH-group by half or multiple circles upon the collision of incoming nucleophiles before substitution takes place. The RA mechanism was first discovered in the Cl + CHI S2 reaction to explain the energy transfer observed in crossed molecular beam imaging experiments in 2008.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReducing the initial activation barrier of LiS is crucial for enhancing the coulomb efficiency and cycle life of Li─S batteries. Herein two LiS-graphene cathode architectures are constructed and investigated the electrocatalytic and domain effects of two graphene on LiS. Systematic studies reveal an unprecedented relevancy between LiS activation and graphene electrocatalysis, as well as an intrinsic relationship between LiS stability and the graphene domain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSjögren's disease (SjD) is a chronic autoimmune disease, in which the immune system targets exocrine glands and leads to dryness symptoms. There is an increasing need to develop novel therapeutic approach as the treatment plan has not been changed in the past decade. However, findings in mouse model may not be directly applied in patients, given the substantial differences of immune system between human and mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethods Mol Biol
December 2024
Sensors (Basel)
November 2024
The detection of bolt loosening in key components of aircraft engines faces problems such as complex and difficult-to-establish bolt loosening mechanism models, difficulty in identifying early loosening, and difficulty in extracting signal features with nonlinear and non-stationary characteristics. Therefore, the automated structural bolt micro looseness monitoring method using deep learning was proposed. Specifically, the addition of batch normalization methods enables the established Batch Normalized Stacked Autoencoders (BNSAEs) model to converge quickly and effectively, making the model easy to build and effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrogen peroxide (HO) is extensively used in water treatment and food preservation for its pathogen-killing efficacy. Excessive HO intake, however, can lead to poisoning with symptoms such as abdominal pain and breathing difficulties. Additionally, small amounts of HO may be generated during food preservation, necessitating careful control to meet safety regulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInappropriate slaughter methods can lead to differences in fish quality. In the past few years, few studies have focused on the effects of different slaughter methods on the postmortem effects of tilapia, especially the cold storage of tilapia after slaughter. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different slaughter methods on the biochemical characteristics and quality changes of tilapia during cold storage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLiquid-liquid phase separation towards the formation of synthetic coacervate droplets represents a rapidly advancing frontier in the fields of synthetic biology, material science, and biomedicine. These artificial constructures mimic the biophysical principles and dynamic features of natural biomolecular condensates that are pivotal for cellular regulation and organization. Via adapting biological concepts, synthetic condensates with dynamic phase-separation control provide crucial insights into the fundamental cell processes and regulation of complex biological pathways.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in detecting cervical lymph node metastasis among papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients.
Methods: A comprehensive search across PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases was conducted to identify pertinent publications up to May 2024. This search focused on studies examining the diagnostic accuracy of DECT in detecting cervical lymph node metastases in PTC patients.
Eutectogels represent an attractive option for various industrial applications that use deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as effective liquid active ingredients and offer remarkable stability, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. However, the biological applications of these compounds are limited. DESs are highly structurally tunable and exhibit remarkable biofunctionality and biocompatibility, conferring substantial benefits in the treatment of diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Retinitis pigmentosa is a neurodegenerative disease with major pathologies of photoreceptor apoptosis and immune imbalance. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been approved for clinical application for treating various immune-related or neurodegenerative diseases. The objective of this research was to investigate the mechanisms underlying the safeguarding effects of MSC-derived exosomes in a retinal degenerative disease model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOften, chemical reactions are markedly accelerated in microdroplets compared with the corresponding bulk phase. While identifying the precise causative factors remains challenging, the interfacial electric field (IEF) and partial solvation are the two widely proposed factors, accounting for the acceleration or turning on of many reactions in microdroplets. In sharp contrast, this combined computational and experimental study demonstrates that these two critical factors have a negligible effect on promoting a model Diels-Alder (DA) reaction between cyclopentadiene and acrylonitrile in water microdroplets.
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