Publications by authors named "Liu-Bo Li"

BACKGROUND Chemical burns in the oral cavity, although rare, cause more severe tissue damage than thermal burns, continuing tissue destruction even after removing the causative substance. Prompt identification of the substance, exposure extent, time from injury to treatment, and the injured area are imperative for effective management. This report details severe oral burns in an elderly woman from accidental NaOH ingestion.

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Rabies is a preventable zoonotic disease caused by rabies virus (RABV) with high mortality. Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines have opened up new avenues for vaccine development and pandemic preparedness with potent scalability, which may overcome the only licensed rabies inactived vaccine' shortcoming of time and cost wasting. Here, we designed an RABV mRNA vaccines expressed RABV G protein and capsulated with lipid nanoparticle (LNP) and different nucleic acid immunostimulator (CPG 1018, CPG 2395 and Poly I:C) and then assessed the immunogenicity and protective capacity in mice.

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The burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) varies substantially across different geographical locations. However, there was no further quantitative analysis of regional social development and the disease burden of CRC. In addition, the incidence of early- and late-onset CRC has increased rapidly in developed and developing regions.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world, with the second highest mortality rate among all cancer types. Growing evidence has demonstrated the notable effects of intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) and tumor immune microenvironment heterogeneity (TIMH) on the biological processes involved in HCC. However, the interactive mechanisms between ITH and TIMH is still unclear.

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Several spirocyclic piperidine derivatives were designed and synthesized as σ1 receptor ligands. In vitro competition binding assays showed that the fluoroalkoxy analogues with small substituents possessed high affinity towards σ1 receptors and subtype selectivity. Particularly for ligand 1'-((6-(2-fluoroethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)methyl)-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,4'-piperidine] (2), high σ1 receptor affinity (Ki=2.

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We report the synthesis and evaluation of a series of fluoro-oligo-ethoxylated 4-benzylpiperazine derivatives as potential σ(1) receptor ligands. In vitro competition binding assays showed that 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-4-(4-(2-fluoroethoxy)benzyl)piperazine (6) exhibits low nanomolar affinity for σ(1) receptors (K(i)=1.85 ± 1.

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We report the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel (99m)Tc 4-(4-cyclohexylpiperazine-1-yl)-butan-1-one-1-cyclopentadienyltricarbonyl technetium ([(99m)Tc]5) as a potential SPECT tracer for imaging of σ(2) receptors in tumors. [(99m)Tc]5 was prepared in 25±5% isolated radiochemical yield with radiochemical purity of >99% via double-ligand transfer (DLT) reaction from the ferrocene precursor 2b (4-(4-cyclohexylpiperazine-1-yl)-1-ferrocenylbutan-1-one). The corresponding Re-complex 4 and the ferrocenyl complex 2b showed relatively high affinity towards σ(2) receptors in in vitro competition binding assay (K(i) values of 4 and 2b were 64.

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We report the synthesis and biological evaluation of novel (E)-5-styryl-1H-indole and (E)-6-styrylquinoline derivatives as probes for imaging β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques. These derivatives showed binding affinities for Aβ₁₋₄₀ aggregates with K(i) values varying from 4.1 to 288.

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We report the synthesis and evaluation of a series of N-benzoylindole derivatives as novel potential imaging agents for β-amyloid plaques. In vitro binding studies using Aβ(1-40) aggregates versus [(125)I]TZDM showed that all these derivatives demonstrated high binding affinities (K(i) values ranged from 8.4 to 121.

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Five iodinated 2-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as potential probes for β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques. One of the compounds, 4-(6-iodo-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylaniline (12), showed excellent affinity for Aβ(1-42) aggregates (K(i) = 9.8 nM).

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We report the synthesis and evaluation of 4-benzylpiperazine ligands (BP-CH(3), BP-F, BP-Br, BP-I, and BP-NO(2)) as potential σ(1) receptor ligands. The X-ray crystal structure of BP-Br, which crystallized with monoclinic space group P2(1)/c, has been determined. In vitro competition binding assays showed that all the five ligands exhibit low nanomolar affinity for σ(1) receptors (K(i)=0.

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A series of chaclone derivatives containing an indole moiety were evaluated in competitive binding assays with Aβ(1-42) aggregates versus [(125)I]IMPY. The affinity of these compounds ranged from 4.46 to >1008 nM, depending on the substitution on the phenyl ring.

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In this study, six novel benzothiazole derivatives based on the bithiophene structure were developed as potential beta-amyloid probes. In vitro binding studies using Abeta aggregates showed that all of them demonstrated high binding affinities with K(i) values ranged from 0.11 to 4.

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A group of novel 4,5-dianilinophthalimide derivatives has been synthesized in this study for potential use as beta-amyloid (Abeta) plaque probes. Staining of hippocampus tissue sections from Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain with the representative compound 9 indicated selective labeling of it to Abeta plaques. The binding affinity of radioiodinated [(125)I]9 for AD brain homogenates was 0.

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The interaction of human serum albumin and folic acid was studied using fluorescence spectroscopy, UV absorption and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy in the pH 7.4 Tris-HCl buffer system at different temperatures. The research shows that these interactions result in the endogenous fluorescence quenching of HSA, which belongs to a static quenching mechanism.

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Seven salicylaldehyde-amino acid Schiff bases in water were investigated by means of electronic spectra, which is helpful to investigate the label of radionuclides with the seven ligands in water for radiopharmaceutical study. Except 10(-5) mol x L(-1) for Sal-tyr, the minimum concentration of formation is 10(-4) mol x L(-1) for all other Sal-aas. Only Sal-his is generated at pH 9-10, while the minimum pH conditions for formation are 8 for Sal-gly and Sal-tyr, and 9 for other four.

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