Publications by authors named "Luo Runqi"
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- The study investigates the link between potassium intake and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and advanced hepatic fibrosis (AHF), using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
- Researchers found that higher dietary potassium intake correlates negatively with the likelihood of developing both NAFLD and AHF, with significant reductions in risk observed in participants with the highest potassium intake.
- Vitamin C intake was found to enhance the protective effect of potassium against NAFLD, suggesting that a diet rich in both nutrients may be beneficial for liver health.
Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, causes mild to moderate disease in most patients but carries a risk of morbidity and mortality. Seriously affected individuals manifest disorders of hemostasis and a cytokine storm, but it is not understood how these manifestations of severe COVID-19 are linked. Here, we showed that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein engaged the CD42b receptor to activate platelets via 2 distinct signaling pathways and promoted platelet-monocyte communication through the engagement of P selectin/PGSL-1 and CD40L/CD40, which led to proinflammatory cytokine production by monocytes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: To provide further insight into the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the pathophysiology of prostate cancer, we conducted an updated, detailed meta-analysis of 56 published case-control and cohort studies.
Methods: MEDLINE and EMBASE were used to identify the literature published in April 2012 related to both diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer. A sensitivity analysis was performed, and potential confounding effects were investigated using a stratified meta-analysis.
Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and annual prostate growth rates in Chinese patients of different age decades with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data obtained from 1,052 Chinese men with BPH. Overnight fasting venous blood specimens were collected and serum levels of prostate-specific antigen, fasting blood glucose, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol and triglyceride were recorded.