Effects of PCSK9 inhibitors on coronary microcirculation, inflammation and cardiac function in patients with CHD after PCI: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the common cardiovascular diseases that seriously jeopardise human health, and endothelial inflammation and dyslipidaemia are the initiating links leading to its occurrence. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is one of the most effective surgical treatments for CHD with narrowed or blocked blood vessels, which can quickly unblock the blocked vessels and restore coronary blood supply. However, most patients may experience coronary microcirculation disorders (CMDs) and decreased cardiac function after PCI treatment, which directly affects the efficacy of PCI and the prognosis of patients.

Dietary sodium, potassium intake, sodium-to-potassium ratio and risk of hypertension: a protocol for systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cause of disease and death on a global scale. Diet's sodium and potassium levels may synergistically affect blood pressure. Currently, the sodium-to-potassium (Na/K) ratio is becoming a more reliable indicator.

Natural compounds from botanical drugs targeting mTOR signaling pathway as promising therapeutics for atherosclerosis: A review.

Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including coronary artery disease, hypertension, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. Hence, the mechanisms of AS are still being explored. A growing compendium of evidence supports that the activity of the mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is highly correlated with the risk of AS.

[Real-time transrectal ultrasonography in seminal vesiculoscopy].

Objective: To compare three different pathways for transurethral seminal vesiculoscopy (SVS) and investigate the reliability and efficiency of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided SVS (TRUS-SVS).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 90 cases of seminal vesiculoscopy conducted directly through the ejaculatory duct or prostatic utricle or under the guide of TRUS. We compared the success rate and complications among the three approaches.

Massive Proteinuria-Induced Injury of Tubular Epithelial Cells in Nephrotic Syndrome is Not Exacerbated by Furosemide.

Background/aims: Massive proteinuria, a significant sign of nephrotic syndrome (NS), has the potential to injure tubular epithelial cells (TECs). Furosemide is widely used for the treatment of edema, a common manifestation of NS. However, whether furosemide treatment affects massive proteinuria-induced TEC injury in patients with NS is unknown.

[Narrow band imaging-assisted holmium laser resection reduced the recurrence rate of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a prospective, randomized controlled study].

Objective: To compare the differential effects of narrow band imaging (NBI)-assisted holmium laser with transurethral resection on the 1-year recurrence rate of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and to evaluate the clinical values of NBI-assisted holmium laser resection for NMIBC (NBI-HoLRBt).

Methods: During the period of February 2013 to February 2014, 178 cases of NMIBC were randomly divided into NBI-HoLRBt group and white light imaging (WLI) assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumor (WLI-TURBt) group. In NBI-HoLRBt, all suspicious lesion identified by either WLI or NBI were resected with WLI and in NBI mode for lesion only visible with NBI.

[Narrow band imaging-assisted holmium laser resection reduces the residual tumor rate of primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a comparison with the standard approach].

Objective: To assess the feasibity and efficacy of narrow band imaging (NBI) cystoscopy assisted holmium laser resection of primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HoLRBt).

Methods: During the period of May 2013 to December 2014, 150 cases of primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) admitted in our hospital were randomly divided into NBI-HoLRBt and WLI-TURBt group. In NBI-HoLRBt group, all suspicious lesion identified by either WLI or NBI were resected during the surgery with WLI and in NBI mode for lesion only visible with NBI.

High pressure synthesis, structure, and multiferroic properties of two perovskite compounds Y2FeMnO6 and Y2CrMnO6.

High purity crystals of Y2FeMnO6 (YFMO) and Y2CrMnO6 (YCMO) have been synthesized for the first time using a flux method under a high temperature of 1573 K and high pressure of 6 GPa. Both YFMO and YCMO have orthorhombic structures in space group Pnma. The temperature-dependent magnetization and the nonlinear M-H hysteresis loops of both materials indicate that an antiferromagnetic transition occurs at the Néel temperature of 328 K for YFMO, and a ferrimagnetic transition occurs at 74 K for YCMO.

[Study of lanthanide complexes-doped silica gels and the Co-fluorescence effect by photoacoustic spectroscopy in situ].

Silica matrices, due to their good optical, thermal and chemical properties, are suitable candidates for the hosts of luminescent lanthanide complexes. However, lanthanide complexes would be unstable in the most common sol-gel precursor solution. It is important to study the coordination environment of lanthanide ions and the formation of lanthanide complexes in silica gels.

Listening to lanthanide complexes: determination of the intrinsic luminescence quantum yield by nonradiative relaxation.

The photophysical properties of lanthanide complexes have been studied extensively; however, fundamental parameters such as the intrinsic quantum yield as well as radiative and nonradiative decay rates are difficult or even impossible to measure experimentally. Herein, a photoacoustic (PA) method is proposed to determine the intrinsic quantum yield of lanthanide complexes with lifetimes in the order of milliseconds. This method is used to determine the intrinsic quantum yields for europium(III)-containing metallomesogens as well as terbium(III) complexes.