Publications by authors named "Lin Lu"

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a neurodegenerative ocular disease. This study investigated the role of ferroptosis-related genes and their interaction with immune cell infiltration in AMD.

Methods: We screened differential expression genes (DEGs) of AMD from data sets in Gene Expression Omnibus.

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Succinic acid is an essential bulk chemical with wide-ranging applications in materials, food, and pharmaceuticals. With the advancement of biotechnology, there has been a surge in focus on low-carbon sustainable microbial synthesis methods for producing biobased succinic acid. Due to its high intrinsic acid tolerance, has gained recognition as a competitive chassis for the industrial manufacture of succinic acid.

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Medication therapy management (MTM) includes various clinical pharmacy services that greatly influence society and economy. Despite extensive research in recent years, there is currently a lack of bibliometric analysis on this subject. Articles and reviews on MTM published from 2003 to 2023 were identified and selected from the Web of Science Core Collection.

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Background: Mechanical stretch-mediated tissue expansion is effective for obtaining extra skin and soft tissue required for the repair of defects or reconstruction of surface organs. Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms and identifying hub genes and key cell types associated with skin expansion could help predict the success of skin growth during expansion procedures.

Methods: We analyzed murine chip sequencing data and single-cell sequencing data available from the Gene Expression Omnibus database.

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Background: Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) is a major tropical fruit crop with considerable economic importance, and its growth and development are significantly impacted by low temperatures. The plant-specific GRAS gene family plays crucial roles in diverse processes, including flower and fruit development, as well as in stress responses.

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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) stands out as a prevalent malignant tumor necessitating innovative strategies to enhance therapeutic outcomes. Akkermansia muciniphila (AKK) has emerged as intricately linked to tumor immunotherapy, yet its impact on natural killer (NK) cells, which play a crucial role in immunotherapy, remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the effects of AKK outer membrane proteins on NK cells in LUAD and elucidate potential associated molecular mechanisms.

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Background: The prognostic significance of left atrial (LA) dysfunction in cardiac amyloidosis is being increasingly acknowledged, but its importance in stage II light-chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA) remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of LA strain in stage II AL-CA.

Methods: Patients with stage II AL-CA who underwent cardiac magnetic resonance at Peking Union Medical College Hospital between January 1, 2015, and October 31, 2021, were consecutively enrolled in this cohort study.

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Neurodynamic models that simulate how micro-level alterations propagate upward to impact macroscopic neural circuits and overall brain function may offer valuable insights into the pathological mechanisms of schizophrenia (SCZ). In this study, we integrated a neurodynamic model with the classical Contrastive Variational Autoencoder (CVAE) to extract and evaluate macro-scale SCZ-specific features, including subject-level, region-level parameters, and time-varying states. Firstly, we demonstrated the robust fitting of the model within our multi-site dataset.

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The regulation and maintenance of immune homeostasis are essential for animal survival, but the molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we used the model organism Drosophila melanogaster to uncover a potential mechanism by which the nuclear factor-κB transcription factor Relish and miR-100 cooperatively regulate innate immune homeostasis. We first demonstrated in vitro and in vivo that miR-100 can negatively regulate the immune responses of the Imd pathway by inhibiting the expression of TAK1-associated binding protein 2 (Tab2) gene.

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Background: The number of older adults living with dementia is increasing in China and worldwide. There is limited attention paid to dementia care in nursing homes, and this study aimed to explore the current situation and challenges of providing integrated care services in nursing home settings.

Methods: A 3-month focused ethnographic study, including semi-participatory observations and in-depth interviews, was conducted in a nursing home in Suzhou, China, from June to August 2022.

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Background: Recent evidence underlined the importance of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in light chain amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis). We aimed to comprehensively assess the prognostic significance of CMR parametric mapping in AL amyloidosis.

Methods: This prospective study consecutively included AL amyloidosis patients who underwent CMR imaging before therapy.

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Objective: To evaluate the biomechanical effect of anterior and posterior teeth in en-masse retraction in lingual orthodontics using varied archwire sizes and lever arm lengths.

Methods: A finite element model of lingual orthodontics for retracting maxillary anterior teeth was established. The archwire was designed into: Archwire 1: 0.

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The organization of sports events, while generating economic benefits, inevitably imposes significant environmental pressures. Conducting green and low-carbon sports events have become a global consensus. In addressing the carbon emissions and benefit coordination issues on the production end of infrastructure construction for large-scale sports events, we considers the significant role of digital platforms in the industry's low-carbon transformation and upgrade, and innovatively incorporates platforms as decision-making entities and investigates the equilibrium strategies for low-carbon cooperation under three different power structures: one led by the sports events materials supplier, one by the materials distributor, and one by the integrated service platform.

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Discovering meaningful brain-clinical patterns would be a significant advancement for elucidating the pathophysiology underlying schizophrenia. In the present study, we analyzed associations between functional brain characters (average functional connectivity strength and its fluctuations) and clinical features (age onset, illness duration, and positive, negative, disorganized, excited, and depressed) using partial least squares. Also, we analyzed the brain-clinical relationship changes after 6-wk of treatment.

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Introduction: Hypertension and dyslipidemia are major cardiovascular risk factors that often coexist. Hyperlipidemia is a crucial modifiable risk factor in preventing cardiovascular disease.

Aim: We aimed to explore the relationship between lipid levels and the grading of hypertension in a community-based adult population.

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Non-noble metals catalyzed carbonylative reactions serve as straightforward and sustainable methods for the synthesis of functionalized carbonyl-containing compounds. Herein, a low-valent-tungsten-catalyzed reaction that enables the coupling of aryl iodides and alcohols or phenols was disclosed, employing the readily available W(CO) as the effective catalyst and PPh as ligand. Under the optimal reaction conditions, aryl iodides smoothly underwent carbonylative coupling reactions with alcohols or phenols, processing the feature of broad substrate scope and good functional groups tolerance.

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  • The study focuses on developing an AI model to automate the segmentation and reformation of coronary arteries in CMRA images, improving efficiency and reducing reliance on manual post-processing.
  • The AI model, leveraging transfer learning from previous CT angiography models, was trained on a dataset of 104 subjects and validated with performance metrics showing high accuracy in segmenting arteries and maintaining image quality.
  • Results indicated that the AI significantly decreased the time and effort needed for image processing while achieving diagnostic accuracy comparable to manual methods, making it a promising tool for diagnosing coronary artery disease.
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  • Lithium-ion batteries are becoming crucial in modern tech, but their high energy density raises safety issues with traditional electrolytes, which can lead to fires.
  • Polymer-based solid electrolytes, especially those using polyacrylonitrile (PAN), are being developed as safer alternatives, though they come with challenges in solvent removal during processing.
  • Research using femtosecond two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy reveals that the type and amount of solvent, like N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), in PAN electrolytes significantly influence lithium ion structure and mobility, impacting ionic conductivity and the overall stability of the battery.
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  • Alcohol dependence (AD) and sleep disturbance (SD) both negatively impact gut microbiota, but the interaction between SD and gut flora in AD patients is not well understood.
  • This study involved 32 AD patients and 20 healthy controls, analyzing fecal samples throughout the day to explore differences in gut microbiota between AD patients with poor sleep (ADwPS) and good sleep (ADwGS).
  • Results showed significant differences in gut microbiota composition and diurnal patterns, with the ADwPS group exhibiting higher anxiety, depression, and greater fluctuation in pathogenic bacteria compared to the ADwGS group.
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone with diverse applications. It currently relies on the fermentation of , which suffers from limited availability of genetic engineering tools. Here, was engineered to enable biosynthesis of ABA.

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Background: The survival rate of patients with distant metastasis (DM) of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is significantly reduced. It is of great significance to find an effective method for early prediction of the risk of DM for formulating individualized diagnosis and treatment plans and improving prognosis. Previous studies have significant limitations, and it is still necessary to develop new models for predicting the risk of DM of PTC.

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