Publications by authors named "Li-Gang Liu"

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  • Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is a technique that assesses and restores donor lungs, particularly beneficial for marginal lungs from donation after circulatory death (DCD).
  • The study examined the impact of milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8 (MFG-E8) on lung function during EVLP using a swine model, revealing that MFG-E8 enhanced blood oxygen levels and reduced inflammation markers compared to other preservation methods.
  • The results indicate that using MFG-E8 during EVLP can improve lung graft performance, suggesting its potential for clinical application to expand the availability of DCD lungs for transplantation.
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In this work, we obtained an effective way to introduce magnetism into topological insulators, and successfully fabricated single crystal C-BiSe. The structural, electrical and magnetic properties of non-magnetic element X (B, C and N) doped at Bi, Se1, Se2 and VDW gap sites of BiSe were studied by the first principles. It is shown that the impurity bands formed inside the bulk inverted energy gap near the Fermi level with C doping BiSe.

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Background: Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare cardiac anomaly with a variety of presentations, from being asymptomatic to potentially serious complications such as systemic thromboembolism and atrial tachyarrhythmia.

Case Presentation: We report a case of congenital giant LAAA in a 35-year-old man presenting with acute massive cerebral infarction and atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular rate. The AF was refractory to conventional antiarrhythmic agents, such as amiodarone and electrical cardioversion, but restored and maintained sinus rhythm after surgical resection of LAAA.

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Leucine-rich repeat neuronal protein-4 (LRRN4 or NLRR4) has been identified as a new member of LRRN family, which is a group of proteins that contain leucine-rich repeat domains and functioned as regulators in a variety of pathologic processes including cardiac remodeling. However, the exact pattern of expression and function of LRRN4 in the human hearts is still unclear. In our study, the western blot test and real-time PCR were performed to detect the LRRN4 level in hearts of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), ischemia heart disease (IHD) hearts respectively.

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Histone modifications play a critical role in the pathological processes of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). While the role and expression pattern of histone methyltransferases (HMTs), especially mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) families on DCM are unclear. To this end, twelve normal and fifteen DCM heart samples were included in the present study.

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There is ample evidence indicating that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume and thickness is positively associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the exact pathological changes in the human EAT after myocardial ischemia remains largely unclear. In the current study, we applied a comparative quantitative proteomics to elucidate the altered biological processes in the EAT of ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) patients.

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The chemical structure studies on an important related substance of voglibose have been carried out using NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray crystallography. For the structure identification study, hydrochloride monohydrate of this compound was isolated and purified. Its molecular structure was characterized and analyzed using 1D (1H NMR, 13C NMR, and DEPT) and 2D (1H,1H-COSY, HSQC, HMBC, TOCSY, and ROESY) NMR spectra.

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Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) as an implanted material for augmentation mammaplasty has been used for years in China. Many kinds of complications associated with PAAG use have been reported in the clinical literature. This report presents two cases of breast cancer occurring after injection of PAAG in augmented breasts.

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Background & Objective: There is no agreement on the appropriate extent of lymph node dissection for lung cancer, especially for early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study was to explore the appropriate extent of lymph node dissection for early NSCLC by investigating the metastasis regulations of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes.

Methods: Forty-one clinical Ia stage NSCLC patients received lobectomy and systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy in Tongji Hospital from Jan.

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Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of needlescopic thoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis.

Methods: From March 2004 to April 2005, 62 patients, including 23 men and 39 women with a mean age of 23 years (ranged from 12 to 53 years), underwent bilateral needlescopic thoracic sympathectomy. Among all the patients 8 cases had accompanied axillary hyperhidrosis.

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Objective: To improve the technique of prominent malar complex reduction.

Methods: The improvements of the operation procedure included double-oblique osteotomy of the prominent malar complex, accessorial tiny preauricular incision and the way that the complex was moved upward, inward or posteriorly. The zygomatic body was fixed with microplate screw or steelwire.

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Objective: To investigate the pathogeny diagnosis, therapy and some possible method for prevention of intercurrent infection, after the operation of augmentation mammaplasty.

Methods: Comparing and analyzing the clinical representation and therapy of the seventeen intercurrent infecting case that we had, after the operation of the augmentation mammaplasty. The patients were treated by operating with different approaches.

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