Publications by authors named "Lan-Lan Yang"
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- The study investigates the relationship between cognitive frailty (CF) and living in nursing homes versus community settings among older adults in Hefei, China, highlighting a higher prevalence of CF in institutionalized individuals.
- Researchers recruited 1,004 community residents and 111 nursing home residents aged 50 and older, assessing physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment through well-established scales and analyzing various associated factors like exercise and loneliness.
- Results showed that while community residents faced multiple risk factors for CF, nursing home residents primarily dealt with sedentary behavior, indicating that nursing homes may be better equipped to manage or mitigate these issues related to cognitive frailty.
A novel thiolysis-high-performance liquid chromatography method for the quantitative determination of total proanthocyanidins and the mean degree of polymerization in grape seeds has been developed. Following thiolysis with formic acid and benzyl mercaptan, reaction products were separated and purified. Three proanthocyanidin monomers and three derivatives were obtained and their structures were identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, FTIR spectroscopy, and NMR spectroscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMotilin increases left gastric artery (LGA) blood flow in dogs the endothelial motilin receptor (MLNR). This article investigates the signaling pathways of endothelial MLNR. Motilin-induced relaxation of LGA rings was assessed using wire myography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferential expression of motilin receptor in various parts of gastrointestinal tract in dogs.
Gastroenterol Res Pract
April 2015
Objectives. The presence of motilin receptor in the GI tract of different animal species has been verified. However, the quantitation of motilin receptor expression in different regions of the GI tract remains unclear.
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- The study explored the role of tissue transglutaminase (tTG) in human colorectal cancer (CRC) and how cantharidinate affects its expression.* -
- Results revealed that tTG levels were higher in CRC tissues and that cantharidinate effectively inhibited this expression.* -
- The findings suggest that tTG is a key factor in CRC, making it a potential target for cancer prevention and treatment, with cantharidinate as a possible co-therapy.*