Publications by authors named "Liyan Zhou"

To investigate the changes of body temperature and nursing intervention of patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery in lung tumor treatment. A total of 100 patients with lung cancer admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to January 2023 were selected as research objects, and were divided into control group and study group, with 50 cases in each group according to different treatment methods. All patients received thoracoscopic surgery, the control group received routine nursing, and the research group received perioperative nursing intervention on the basis of the above, and observed and compared the temperature changes, perioperative complications, postoperative rehabilitation, stress indexes and pain degree of the 2 groups of patients.

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Background: Dengue remains a global threat to public health, however, its disease burden among children and adolescents has always been poorly quantified. Therefore, we aimed to systematically estimate the global, regional, and national burden and temporal trends of dengue infection in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021.

Methods: Data on the number and rate of incidence and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of dengue infection among children and adolescents under 20 years were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021.

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Naturally occurring isothiocyanates (ITCs) found in cruciferous vegetables, such as benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC), phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), and sulforaphane (SFN), have attracted significant research interest for their promising anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo. While the induction of apoptosis is recognized to play a key role in the anti-cancer effects of ITCs, the specific protein targets and associated upstream events underlying ITC-induced apoptosis remain unknown. In this study, we present a set of chemical probes that are derived from BITC, PEITC, and SFN and equipped with bioorthogonal alkynyl handles to systematically profile the target proteins of ITCs in live cancer cells.

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  • This study investigates the link between diabetes and breast cancer, highlighting how high levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are associated with worse patient outcomes and promote cancer progression.
  • The research shows that AGEs interact with the receptor RAGE, leading to increased breast cancer cell migration and invasion, suggesting a direct influence on cancer behavior.
  • The findings reveal that AGEs upregulate the GADD45α protein via a P53-dependent mechanism, which then enhances the expression of MMP-9 through DNA demethylation, indicating an epigenetic aspect of how diabetes may worsen breast cancer.
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Objectives: To compare the clinical effect of combined therapy of acupotomy and electroacupuncture (EA) with the simple application of EA on knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and their influence on knee function.

Methods: Sixty-eight KOA patients were randomly divided into 2 groups, an acupotomy group and an EA group. In the acupotomy group, the combined therapy of acupotomy and EA was adopted.

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Objectives: To investigate the clinical application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the etiological diagnosis and treatment of refractory pneumonia (RTP) in children.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 160 children with RTP who were admitted to the Department of Pediatric Internal Medicine, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, from January 2020 to March 2023. According to whether mNGS was performed, they were divided into two groups: mNGS (=80) and traditional testing (=80).

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  • - Metaplastic breast carcinoma (MBC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that tends to respond poorly to standard treatments; research aims to identify key differences and potential biomarkers between metaplastic and nonmetaplastic TNBC.
  • - Bioinformatic analysis was conducted using various databases to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs), focusing on the role of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as a significant pathway influencing the progression of metaplastic TNBC.
  • - Findings revealed a specific gene that is overexpressed in nonmetaplastic TNBC but downregulated in metaplastic TNBC, with low expression of this gene being linked to poor prognosis in metaplastic
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Halogenated gases include ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases, such as chlorofluorocarbons, halons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorinated gases. In situ atmospheric observations of major halogenated gases were conducted at the Shangdianzi (SDZ) background station, China, from October 2020 to September 2021 using ODS5-pro, a newly developed measurement system. The measurement time series of 36 halogenated gases showed occasional pollution events, where background conditions represented 25% (CHCl) to 81% (CFCl, CFC-13) of the measurements.

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Vaginal infections continue to be a serious public health issue, and developing new approaches to address antibiotic-resistant pathogens is an urgent task. The dominant vaginal Lactobacillus species and their active metabolites (e.g.

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The organocatalytic asymmetric Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction of isatin derivatives with various vinyl sulfones is disclosed. Chiral sulfone-containing 3-hydroxyoxindoles were produced in good to high yields and with good to high ee's. This report displays an unprecedented example to apply activated alkenes with sulfone moiety other than carbonyl groups in asymmetric MBH reactions and provides an efficient strategy to incorporate the sulfone functional group for the synthesis of chiral 3-hydroxyoxindoles.

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Palmitic acid (PA), the most common statured fatty acid in diets, is involved in peripheral as well as central inflammation. The M1 polarization of microglia plays an important role in PA-induced neuroinflammation. However, it is still unclear on the key factor and molecule mechanism of microglial polarization among it.

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Lysine ε--L-lactylation is a newly discovered post-translational modification. Herein we present the genetic encoding of ε--L-lactyllysine in bacterial and mammalian cells, allowing the preparation of site-specifically ε--L-lactylated recombinant proteins and the construction of fluorescent and luminescent probes for detecting delactylases in living cells. Using these probes, we demonstrate sirtuin 1 as a potential delactylase for non-histone proteins.

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Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). L-Borneol 7-O-[-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)]--D-glucopyranoside (LBAG), extracted from the Radix Ophiopogonis, is the main bioactive component that may be exerting cardiovascular protection in AMI. The purpose was to examine the effects of LBAG on myocardial I/R injury (MIRI) in rats and H9c2 cells treated with hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R).

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Infection of Cryptococcus neoformans is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, particularly among immunocompromised patients. However, currently available drugs for the treatment of C. neoformans infection are minimal.

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The catalytic asymmetric synthesis of borylated 3-hydroxyoxindoles by addition of -diborylalkanes to isatins is disclosed. Chiral 3-hydroxyoxindoles bearing two contiguous stereogenic centers were produced in up to >20:1 dr and 99% ee. The synthetic utility of the corresponding products is presented through several transformations of the boryl moiety.

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Social behaviors do not exist only in higher organisms but are also present in microbes that interact for the common good. Here, we report that budding yeast cells interact with their neighboring cells after exposure to DNA damage. Yeast cells irradiated with DNA-damaging UV light secrete signal peptides that can increase the survival of yeast cells exposed to DNA-damaging stress.

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Fragment size distribution, the important biological properties of cell-free DNA (cfDNA), provides useful information required for diagnostic assay development. However, besides methodological discrepancies, it varies due to the complicated origins and occurrences of in vivo cfDNA. In addition, limited data are available concerning the cfDNA associated with autophagy and distributional difference between cf-mitochondrial DNA (cf-mtDNA) and cf-nuclear DNA (cf-nDNA) fragments.

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To explore the causative mutation for autosomal recessive inheritance factor V (FV) deficiency in a Chinese family. Relative coagulation indexes and the FV antigen were tested by the one-stage clotting method and ELISA, respectively. At the same time, the calibrated automated thrombogram (CAT) was used to analyze the mutant protein function.

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The Kondo effect offers an important paradigm to understand strongly correlated many-body physics. Although under intensive study, some of the important properties of the Kondo effect, in systems where both itinerant coupling and localized coupling play significant roles, are still elusive. Here we report the evolution and universality of the two-stage Kondo effect, the simplest form where both couplings are important using single molecule transistor devices incorporating Manganese phthalocyanine molecules.

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Age-related osteoporosis is characterized by the deterioration in bone volume and strength, partly due to the dysfunction of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) during aging. Alpha-ketoglutarate (αKG) is an essential intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Studies have revealed that αKG extends the lifespan of worms and maintains the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells (ESCs).

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Impaired wound healing is one of the main causes of diabetic foot ulcerations. However, the exact mechanism of delayed wound healing in diabetes is not fully understood. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are widely involved in a variety of biological processes and diseases, including diabetes and its associated complications.

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Objective: To explore the therapeutic effect and partial mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) for patients with insulin resistance (IR) polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Methods: Seventy patients with IR-PCOS were randomly divided into an EA group (36 cases, 5 cases dropped off) and a medication group (34 cases, 4 cases dropped off). The patients in the medication group were treated with oral administration of metformin hydrochloride, 500 mg each time, twice a day.

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Background: Primary insomnia is a worldwide problem and it has a considerable negative impact on one's physical and mental health. Studies have shown that non-synonymous Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin or 5-HT) are related to primary insomnia. Previous studies have shown that 5-HT polymorphism (rs140700) is related to depression, and insomnia is often accompanied by depression and anxiety.

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