Cyclodextrin-induced phase transformation of cesium copper bromide perovskite.

Phase transformation represents a fascinating way to tune the structural and optical properties of metal halide perovskites. Macrocyclic cyclodextrin could trigger transformation of cesium copper bromide, driven by strong interactions of the macrocyclic hydroxyl groups with the perovskite cesium and bromide ions.

Atherogenic dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes or pre-diabetes and stable coronary artery disease: a prospective, cohort study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the impacts of triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) dyslipidaemia on prognosis in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with different glucose metabolism status.

Design: An observational cohort study.

Setting/participants: A total of 3057 patients with stable CAD were consecutively enrolled and divided into three groups according to different glucose metabolism status.

Association of plasma free fatty acids levels with the presence and severity of coronary and carotid atherosclerotic plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Previous studies have suggested that patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have higher prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and plasma levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) are a useful marker for predicting ASCVD. We hypothesized that FFAs could predict both coronary and carotid lesions in an individual with type 2 DM (T2DM). The present study, hence, was to investigate the relation of plasma FFA level to the presence and severity of coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with T2DM.

Triglyceride glucose index for predicting cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease.

Background: Triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is a novel marker for metabolic disorders and recently it has been reported to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in apparently healthy individuals. However, the prognostic value of TyG index in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is not determined.

Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study among 3,745 patients with stable CAD.

Early enteral nutrition improves intestinal immune barrier in a rat model of severe acute pancreatitis.

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of early enteral nutrition (EEN) in the intestinal immune barrier in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), and to explore its potential mechanisms.

Methods: Sixty rats were randomly assigned to three groups: sham-operated group (SO group, n = 20), SAP group receiving EEN (SAP + EEN group, n = 20), and SAP group receiving total parental nutrition (SAP + TPN group, n = 20). SAP was induced by infusion of sodium taurocholate.

[Unilateral external fixation assisted with closed reduction and interlocking intramedullary nail fixation for the treatment of comminuted fracture of femoral shaft].

Objective: To introduce the use of single arm external fixation assisted reduction and closed complex intramedullary nail fixation for the treatment of femoral shaft fracture operation method and to study its effects.

Methods: From June 2008 to October 2012, 24 patients with femoral shaft fractures were treated with unilateral external fixation assisted by closed reduction, interlocking intramedullary nail fixation. Among the patients, 19 patients were male and 5 patients were female, ranging in aged from 20 to 68 years,with an average of 45.

[Clinical application of blocking screws and rooting technique in the treatment of distal tibial fracture with interlocking intramedullary nail].

Objective: To introduce the clinical method of blocking screws and rooting technique in the treatment of distal tibial fracture with interlocking intramedullary nails.

Methods: From June 2006 to March 2011, 26 patients with distal tibial fracture were treated with interlocking intramedullary nails using blocking screws and rooting technique, included 18 males and 8 females with an average age of 46.2 years old ranging from 24 to 64 years.

Amelioration of murine dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis by nuclear factor-kappaB decoy oligonucleotides.

Background: Activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB has been shown to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of NF-kappaB decoy oligonucleotides (ODNs) on an experimental model of UC.

Methods: NF-kappaB decoy ODNs were administered in experimental colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS).

[The effects of nuclear factor-kappaB decoy oligonucleotides on dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis: experiment with mice].

Objective: To investigate the effects of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) decoy oligonucleotide (ODN) on dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis.

Methods: Nine female BABL/C mice underwent infusion of 0.15 ml normal saline into the distant colon and used as controls (Group 1).