Background: The association between glycemic control and short-, and long-term lung health remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between glucose control and overall lung health in a national cohort.
Methods: The analysis included 5610 subjects from NHANES 2007-2012.
Scar formation and chronic refractory wounds pose a significant threat to public health, with abnormal immune regulation as a key characteristic. However, topography, a crucial factor influencing immune responses, has not been adequately considered in the design of wound dressings. In this study, we constructed a hierarchical structure on silk fibroin (SF) films by combining soft lithography and femtosecond laser ablation, without altering the intrinsic properties of SF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Polyethylene glycol loxenatide (PEG-Loxe) is applied in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nevertheless, the effect and mechanism of PEG-Loxe on lipid metabolism disorder and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus are not fully understood.
Methods: Type 2 diabetes mellitus rats developed by high-fat diet/streptozotocin injection were treated with PEG-Loxe (0.
Background: Apoptosis and apoptotic genes play a critical role in the carcinogenesis and progression of bladder cancer. However, there is no prognostic model established by apoptotic genes.
Methods: Messenger RNA (mRNA), Expression data, and related clinical data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database.
is a filamentous fungus used for both medicinal and culinary purposes. It exhibits a wide range of pharmacological activities due to its valuable contents of cordycepin, polysaccharides, carotenoids, terpenoids and other metabolites. However, strains are highly susceptible to irreversible degradation in agricultural production, which is often manifested as a prolonged color change period and a significant decrease in the production of secondary metabolites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To investigate the genetic correlations and potential causal relationships between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and various cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), aiming to enhance understanding of shared genetic mechanisms and improve recognition and treatment of OSA in patients with CVDs.
Methods: Utilizing genome-wide association study (GWAS) data, we analyzed shared genetics between OSA and CVDs using linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC), multi-trait analysis of GWAS (MTAG), and genotype-tissue expression analysis (GTEx TSEA). We further investigated causal relationships using Bayesian colocalization tests, bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR), and latent causal variable (LCV) analysis.
Efficient catalysis of ammonia borane (AB) holds potential for realizing controlled energy release from hydrogen fuel and addressing cost challenges faced by hydrogen storage. Here, we report that amorphous domains on metallic Fe crystal structures (R-FeO Foam) can achieve AB catalytic performances and stability (turnover frequency (TOF) of 113.6 min, about 771 L H in 900 h, and 43.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The combination antimicrobial therapy consisting of amikacin, polymyxin-B, and sulbactam demonstrated synergy against multi-drug resistant .
Objectives: The objectives were to predict drug disposition and extrapolate their efficacy in the blood, lung, heart, muscle and skin tissues using a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling approach and to evaluate achievement of target pharmacodynamic (PD) indices against .
Methods: A PBPK model was initially developed for amikacin, polymyxin-B, and sulbactam in adult subjects, and then scaled to pediatrics, accounting for both renal and non-renal clearances.
Background: Sigmoid Ventricular Septum (SVS) is a type of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy characterized by a reduced angle between the basal interventricular septum and the ascending aorta, and SVS can lead to dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract obstruction (LVOTO) during hypercontractile states. Patients experiencing LVOTO may manifest symptoms such as angina, syncope, etc. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been utilized to treat patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, but there is no reports on its use in treating LVOTO resulting from SVS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe carcinogenic effects of benzidine (BZ) on bladder cancer are well documented, but its potential for promoting upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) remains unclear. The ability of emodin, a natural pharmaceutical compound, to prevent BZ‑associated UTUC has not been previously explored. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to reveal that BZ significantly enhanced the survival and migration of UTUC cell lines .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes Res Clin Pract
November 2024
Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common and serious complication among diabetic patients, and its incidence and difficulty in treatment have placed large burdens on patient health and quality of life. Diabetic foot tissue typically exhibits chronic wounds, ulcers, or necrosis that are difficult to heal, are prone to infection, and, in severe cases, may even lead to amputation. Recent studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in the development and healing of DFUs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA practical denitrative cyanation of feedstock nitroarenes under mild and transition metal-free reaction conditions has been developed. The key to success lies in the use of electrochemically driven, inexpensive ionic liquid -methylimidazolium -toluenesulfonate-promoted selective cathode reduction of nitroarenes to anilines, followed by diazoation, cathode reduction to form the aryl radical, and the essential radical cyanation process in one pot. Our protocol shows broad functional group tolerance and can be applied for the modification of bioactive targets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was to explore the influence of different factors on the aggregation effect on hemoglobin (Hb) and enzymes during the preparation of Polyhemoglobin-Superoxide dismutase-Catalase-Carbonic anhydrase (PolyHb-SOD-CAT-CA). Several factors including temperatures, pH values, Glutaraldehyde (GDA) amounts and enzymes amounts were investigated systematically to study their effects on the enzymes recoveries and polymerization rates including the Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT) and Carbonic anhydrase (CA), as well as their effects on the molecular weight distribution of PolyHb-SOD-CAT-CA. Then the oxygen affinity and methemoglobin (MetHb) contents of obtained PolyHb-SOD-CAT-CA were measured to evaluate the effects of enzyme crosslinking on the properties of Polyhemoglobin (PolyHb) moieties in the molecular structure of obtained PolyHb-SOD-CAT-CA conjugate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAddressing the sluggish kinetics in the alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is a pivotal yet challenging step toward the commercialization of anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Here, we have successfully immobilized indium (In) atoms in an orderly fashion into platinum (Pt) nanoparticles supported by reduced graphene oxide (denoted as O-PtIn/rGO), significantly enhancing alkaline HOR kinetics. We have revealed that the ordered atomic matrix enables uniform and optimized hydrogen binding energy (HBE), hydroxyl binding energy (OHBE), and carbon monoxide binding energy (COBE) across the catalyst.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent and deadly tumors; however, its pathogenic mechanism remains largely elusive. In-depth researches are needed to reveal the expression regulatory mechanisms and functions of the RNA-binding protein RALY in HCC. Here, we identify RALY as a highly expressed oncogenic factor that affects HCC cells proliferation both and .
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July 2024
More than 90% of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases develop in the presence of fibrosis or cirrhosis, making the tumor microenvironment (TME) of HCC distinctive due to the intricate interplay between cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and cancer stem cells (CSCs), which collectively regulate HCC progression. However, the mechanisms through which CSCs orchestrate the dynamics of the tumor stroma during HCC development remain elusive. Our study unveils a significant upregulation of Sema3C in fibrotic liver, HCC tissues, peripheral blood of HCC patients, as well as sorafenib-resistant tissues and cells, with its overexpression correlating with the acquisition of stemness properties in HCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPancreatic cancer is one of the deadly malignancies with a significant mortality rate and there are currently few therapeutic options for it. The tumor microenvironment (TME) in pancreatic cancer, distinguished by fibrosis and the existence of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), exerts a pivotal influence on both tumor advancement and resistance to therapy. Recent advancements in the field of engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer novel avenues for targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the effect of comprehensive nursing intervention based on the Roy adaptation model in the perioperative period of bladder cancer.
Methods: Eighty-six patients with bladder cancer admitted to our hospital from January 2020 to January 2021 were selected and randomly divided into a control group (n = 43, receiving conventional perioperative care) and a research group (n = 43, receiving the Roy adaptation model based on conventional perioperative care). Psychosocial adjustment scores, self-perceived burden scores, quality of life scores, and complication rates of the 2 groups were compared.
A generalized reliability model comprising the objective, constraint, and judgment functions is established for the reliability index approach (RIA), taking parameters' properties of engineering practice and negative reliability index into consideration. Based on this, the reliability-based design (RBD) problem with multiple design variables is translated into the solution to the nonlinear equations, and a simplified method consisting of a simple variant of the Newton iteration method and the finite difference method (FDM) is proposed. Numerical examples are presented to verify the efficiency of the proposed reliability approach and to determine the incremental step size for FDM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignancy known for its unfavorable prognosis. The dysregulation of the tumor microenvironment (TME) can affect the sensitivity to immunotherapy or chemotherapy, leading to treatment failure. The elucidation of PHLDA2's involvement in HCC is imperative, and the clinical value of PHLDA2 is also underestimated.
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