Publications by authors named "Limin Bai"

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  • Post-acne scars are a common issue among young individuals and can negatively impact both self-image and mental health, highlighting the need for effective treatment options.
  • This study assesses the effectiveness of a treatment combining microneedle fractional radiofrequency (MFR) with botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A) against MFR alone, involving 63 adult patients divided into two groups.
  • Results indicate that the MFR and BoNT/A combination leads to significantly better outcomes, including higher effectiveness rates and patient satisfaction, while maintaining minimal side effects compared to MFR alone.
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Diabetes has become an increasingly serious global health crisis. Long-term hyperglycemia can lead to vascular and neurological disorders, thus deterring wound healing. Therefore, exploring treatment modalities for wounds in individuals with diabetes is clinically significant.

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  • Over 80% of China's grasslands are damaged, which means they can't hold as much carbon in the soil.
  • This loss affects China's ability to reduce carbon emissions and reach its climate goals.
  • Research showed that degraded grasslands lose a lot of carbon storage, with the most damaged areas losing up to 59% of their soil carbon compared to healthy grasslands.
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Diabetic wounds are serious complications caused by diabetes mellitus (DM), which are further exacerbated by angiogenesis disorders and prolonged inflammation. Injectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) is rich in growth factors (GFs) and has been used for the repair and regeneration of diabetic wounds; however, direct application of i-PRF has certain disadvantages, including the instability of the bioactive molecules. Sericin hydrogel, fabricated by silkworm-derived sericin, is a biocompatible material that has anti-inflammatory and healing-promoting properties.

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Introduction: An ECF is an abnormal communication between the small or large bowel and the skin. PRP provides a variety of bioactive factors to promote wound healing. This case report details the use of PRP in the management of ECF.

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Habitat quality is an important index to evaluate regional ecological security. Revealing its spatial and temporal responses to urbanization is conducive to the in-depth implementation of new urbanization. Based on land use data, we analyzed the spatio-temporal characteristics of Changchun's landscape pattern, habitat quality and its sample zone from the grid scale with comprehensive utilization of spatial analysis and ecological model analysis.

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Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) therapy on the intraneuronal Abeta1-42 and dysfunction of autophagy pathway, so as to reveal its mechanism underlying improvement of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods: APP 695 V 717 I transgenic female mice were randomly divided into model group (n = 6) and EA group (n = 6); and C 57 BL/6 mice were used as the control group (n = 6). After 3 months' treatment by EA therapy at "Baihui" (GV 20) and "Yongquan" (KI 1) (15 min, once every other day, 2 Hz/100 Hz, 1-2 mA), the expression level of Abeta1-42 of the striate cortex was detected by immunohistochemistry.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) of "Baihui" (GV 20) and "Yongquan" (KI 1) on the expression of amyloid beta protein (Abeta) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein 1 (LRP 1) in the hippocampal sulcus microvessels in amyloid precursor protein (APP) 695 V717 I transgenic mice, so as to study its mechanism underlying relief of Alzheimer Disease (AD).

Methods: Twelve APP 695 V717 I transgenic mice were randomly divided into model group and EA group. Six C 57 BL/6 mice were used as the control group.

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Objective: To investigate the ultrastructural basis underlying electroacupuncture (EA) induced improvement of Alzheimer disease (AD) in transgenic mice.

Methods: Twelve APP 695 V 717 I transgenic mice were randomly divided into model group and EA group; and other 6 negative transgenic mice (C 57 BL/6 J) were made up of normal control group. After 3 months treatment by EA (15 min per other day, 2 Hz/100 Hz, 3-4 mA) applied to "Baihui" (GV 20) and "Yongquan" (KI 1), the learning and memory ability of mice was measured by Lashley III water maze test, and the ultrastructural changes of hippocampal CA 1 region was observed by electronic microscopy.

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  • The study aimed to explore how electroacupuncture (EA) affects amyloid precursor protein (APP) and amyloid beta-protein (Abeta) in the brains of transgenic mice related to Alzheimer's disease.
  • The experiment involved dividing mice into different groups, where one received electroacupuncture treatment, and their learning-memory abilities were tested, alongside measuring specific protein levels in the brain.
  • Results showed that EA improved memory performance and decreased levels of APP and Abeta while increasing levels of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), suggesting it may help in treating Alzheimer’s disease by enhancing acetylcholine production.
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Objective: To study the effect of the Chinese compound prescription Ginkgo biloba Pingchan Recipe (GBPR) on experimental Parkinson disease (PD) in mice and explore the possible mechanism.

Methods: Male C57/BL6J mice were divided into normal control, PD model and treatment groups. PD model was established by intraperitoneal injection with 1-methl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin (MPTP) in the mice, and in the treatment group, GBPR was administered intragastrically after the injection.

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Objective: To explore the acting mechanism of Banxia Xiexin Decoction (BXD) and its disassembled recipes on stress gastric ulcer, for providing references to the scientific researches on the assembling rule of BXD.

Methods: The rat model of acute gastric ulcer was established by water immersion-restraint stress. The experimental rats were divided into the normal group, the model group and the treated groups treated with BXD and its disassembled recipes respectively to observe the therapeutic efficacy and the changes of somatostatin (SS) expression in brain and gastric tissues.

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Recently, we have demonstrated that F3/contactin and NB-3 are trans-acting extracellular ligands of Notch that promote differentiation of neural stem cells and oligodendrocyte precursor cells into mature oligodendrocytes (OLs). Here, we demonstrate that human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) can be induced to differentiate into cells with myelinating glial cell characteristics in mouse retina after predifferentiation in vitro. Isolated CD90(+) hBMSCs treated with beta-mercaptoethanol for 1 day and retinoic acid for 3 days in culture changed into myelinating glia-like cells (MGLCs).

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Current hypothesis of neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) have been proposed, including formation of free radicals and oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, excitotoxicity, trophic factor deficiency, inflammatory processes, genetic factors, environmental impact factors, toxic action of nitric oxide, apoptosis, and so on. This review mainly discussed oxidative stress, environmental impact factors, and inflammatory processes in PD.

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Objective: To investigate the mechanisms of Yinxing Pingchan recipe (YXPC) and its components, i.e. the components for detoxicating (A), for calming liver (B) and for dissolving blood stasis(C), in preventing and treating Parkinson's disease, and the path of its inhibition on nigrostriatal dopaminergic neuron (DAn) apoptosis in model mice of Parkinson's disease.

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