Publications by authors named "Jun Chen Liu"

Human-wildlife conflict is one of the important research topics in biodiversity and conservation. Understanding the status of wildlife resources and its conflict with human could promote the sustainable protection and management of wildlife. Wild boar () is one of the most widely distributed ungulates in the world, with an increasing population and recently rising levels of conflict with human.

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Controlled cortical impingement is a widely accepted method to induce traumatic brain injury to establish a traumatic brain injury animal model. A strike depth of 1 mm at a certain speed is recommended for a moderate brain injury and a depth of > 2 mm is used to induce severe brain injury. However, the different effects and underlying mechanisms of these two model types have not been proven.

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been shown to be significant in improving the overall survival rate in certain malignancies with poor prognoses. However, only 20-40% of patients achieve long-term benefits, highlighting the relevance of the factors that influence the treatment, which can help clinicians improve their results and guide the development of new immune checkpoint therapies. In this study, the current pharmacokinetic aspects associated with the ICIs and the factors influencing clinical efficacy were characterised, including in terms of drug metabolism, drug clearance, hormonal effects and immunosuppressive effects.

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Aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological autoimmune disorder characterized by mistaken attacks of inflammatory cells against the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in demyelination and axonal damage. Kv1.3 channel blockers can inhibit T-cell activation and have been designed for MS therapy.

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BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase B (BUB1B) is a member of the spindle assembly checkpoint protein family, which has been proven to be associated with many kinds of cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate whether BUB1B was correlated with progression and prognosis in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) and how BUB1B regulated the proliferation, migration, and invasion of PCa cell lines. Compared to benign prostate cells and tissues, both messenger RNA and protein expressions of BUB1B were statistically increased in PCa cell lines and tumor tissues.

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Objective: To investigate the correlation between regulatory T (Treg) cells and postmenopausal osteoporosis and the antiosteoporotic effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)₂D₃] in relation to Treg cells.

Methods: Fifty female BALB/c mice were randomly divided into five groups: the basal control (BAS), Sham, ovariectomy (OVX), OVX+diethylstilbestrol (OVX+DES), and OVX+1,25(OH)₂D₃. Tibias were harvested and processed with decalcification for quantitative bone histomorphometry.

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