Publications by authors named "Kung Chu"
Article Synopsis
- A retrospective study analyzed 302 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) stages III and IV from January 2018 to September 2021.
- Results showed that patients with ARCO stage III had shorter operative times, less intraoperative bleeding, and shorter hospital stays compared to stage IV patients.
- Stage III patients also reported better hip function and overall satisfaction post-surgery, being more likely to "forget" their hip issue within a year after the procedure.
6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol (6:2 FTOH) biodegradation by multiple microbial species under different physiological conditions.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
February 2014
Factors affecting microbial aerobic biodegradation of 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol [6:2 FTOH, F(CF₂)₆CH₂CH₂OH] were investigated using three alkane-degrading bacteria (Mycobacterium vaccae JOB5, Pseudomonas oleovorans, and Pseudomonas butanovora) and one fluoroacetate-degrading bacterium (Pseudomonas fluorescens DSM 8341). In the presence of formate (an external reducing energy source), P. fluorescens DSM 8341 produced perfluorobutanoic acid by removing three -CF₂- groups from 6:2 FTOH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the effect of soy isoflavones on menopausal symptoms in women who do and who do not produce equol, a daidzein metabolite.
Method: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted over 6 months with 96 healthy menopausal women. After taking take 135 mg of isoflavones daily for 1 week, the women in the study group were assigned to the equol-producing (EP) or the non-EP group according to the presence or absence of equol in their urine.