Publications by authors named "Lingqun Lu"

Background: Clostridium piliforme (causative agent of Tyzzer disease) infects various animals, including primates, and hence a threat to animal and human health worldwide. At present, it is detected using traditional methods, such as path morphology, polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Therefore, it is necessary to develop convenient, efficient visual molecular biological methods for detecting C.

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Purpose: Recent research has indicated that the calcium-binding protein S100A16 promotes carcinogenesis and tumor growth in several forms of cancer. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between S100A16 and renal cell cancer.

Methods: By using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, the differentially expressed gene S100A16 was identified, and its appearance and link to the prognosis of persons with renal cancer were confirmed.

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Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a kind of prevalent emotional disorder following stroke that usually results in slow functional recovery and even increased mortality. We had reported that the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 2 (CysLTR) antagonist HAMI3379 (HM3379) contributes to the improvement of neurological injury. The present study was designed to investigate the role of HM3379 in PSD-induced chronic neuroinflammation and related mechanisms in gerbils.

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Ischemic stroke, the third leading cause of disability globally, imposes a notable economic burden. Tetrandrine (Tet), which has been widely used clinically, exhibits potential protective effects against stroke. However, there has been little pre‑clinical research to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Tet on stroke.

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Chronic pulmonary heart disease is a common respiratory disease. Helicobacter pylori infection can lead to the occurrence of chronic pulmonary heart disease. However, most drugs for chronic pulmonary heart disease caused by helicobacter pylori are lack of tissue specificity.

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Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is associated with several clinical syndromes, including encephalitis, chorioretinitis, and congenital infection. Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous apicomplexan parasite found in both humans and animals. Mongolian gerbils, which are more susceptible to both high- and low-virulence Toxoplasma strains compared with mice, are considered useful models for assessing diagnosis and treatment methods for toxoplasmosis, as well as infection by and host defense to this organism.

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Ampelopsin (AMP) is isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb (Hand-Mazz) and has been associated with numerous biological and pharmacological activities. However, it is not clear whether AMP has a direct protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. Therefore, the present study investigated its role in acute brain injury following focal cerebral ischemia in rats.

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