Publications by authors named "Li-Juan Wan"

Background Accurate differentiation of stage T0-T1 rectal tumors from stage T2 rectal tumors facilitates the selection of appropriate surgical treatment. MRI is a recommended technique for local staging, but its ability to distinguish T1 from T2 tumors is poor. Purpose To explore the value of a submucosal enhancing stripe (SES), an uninterrupted enhancing band between the rectal tumor and the muscular layer on contrast material-enhanced T1-weighted images, as a potential imaging feature to differentiate T0-T1 from T2 rectal tumors.

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Background: The mitochondrial Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger, NCLX, plays an important role in the balance between Ca(2+) influx and efflux across the mitochondrial inner membrane in endothelial cells. Mitochondrial metabolism is likely to be affected by the activity of NCLX because Ca(2+) activates several enzymes of the Krebs cycle. It is currently believed that mitochondria are not only centers of energy production but are also important sites of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation.

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Objective: To construct a transgenic strain of Toxoplasma gondii high-expressing ROP18.

Methods: The gene sequence of encoding ROP18 was amplified by RT-PCR with RNA of T. gondii RH strain.

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