Publications by authors named "Keqiang Lu"

Article Synopsis
  • - Cirrhosis is the leading cause of chronic liver disease deaths worldwide, with this report analyzing its patterns in China, the US, India, and globally from 1990 to 2019 using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study.
  • - The most affected age group is 50-69 years, and while cirrhosis burden has decreased globally, the US shows a slight increase. Factors like population aging are driving the rise in cases, unless proactive measures are taken.
  • - Key findings suggest a decreasing trend in health disparities related to cirrhosis from 1990 to 2019, emphasizing the need for health organizations to take significant action to combat the increasing prevalence of the disease. *
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Herbicides have been extensively used around the world, which poses a potential hazard to humans and wildlife. Accurate detection of herbicides is crucial for the environment and human health. Herein, a simple and sensitive fluorescence sensor array was constructed for discrimination and identification of herbicides.

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Thrombosis is the major cause of cardiovascular diseases. Only a small subset of patients could benefit from thrombolytic therapy due to the high bleeding risk brought about by the repeated administration of thrombolytic drugs. Nanoparticles with targeting ligands have been developed as nanocarriers of thrombolytic drugs to deliver the drug to the thrombus through active targeting.

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious disease with high mortality and morbidity, and the persistent inflammatory environment brought about by AKI promotes its deterioration into chronic kidney disease (CKD). An efficient and timely targeted drug delivery to the renal tubules is crucial for AKI treatment. Here, we prepared silica cross-linked micelles (SCLMs) with different sizes and studied their targeting ability to the injured kidney.

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The only curative option for patients with locally or locally advanced adrenocortical carcinoma is primary tumor curative sexual resection (ACC). However, overall survival remains low, with most deaths occurring within the first 2 years following surgery. The 5-year survival rate after surgery is less than 30%.

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The cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) is limited by a congenital defect, namely the tumor hypoxia. Cancer cells are characterized by the vigorous oxygen-consuming glycolysis, which is well-known as the "Warburg effect" and one of the primary causes for the hypoxia. Herein, we employed the glucose metabolism as the cancer-specific target to enhance the performance of PDT.

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