Publications by authors named "L Hui-Ping"
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- Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) is a serious condition with high mortality rates, yet its mechanisms are not well understood.
- This study focused on the role of macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle) in AE-IPF, discovering that Mincle levels were elevated in lung tissues of AE-IPF patients and that Mincle-deficient mice showed reduced inflammation compared to wild-type mice.
- The findings suggest that Mincle enhances acute inflammation in AE-IPF by promoting Th17 cell differentiation, indicating a potential target for therapeutic interventions.
To investigate the relationship of interleukin (IL)-35 with sarcoidosis. We enrolled 114 inpatients and outpatients with sarcoidosis at the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, and 24 healthy controls between March 2015 and December 2017. Serum and whole blood were collected during the follow-up period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper reports an investigation on optimal separation and detection for animal prostaglandins, i.e. prostaglandin E(2)(PGE(2)) and thromboxane B(2)(TXB(2)) by capillary zone electrophoresis with indirect detection at 254 nm.
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