Publications by authors named "Ni-Ya Zhou"
Article Synopsis
- Benzo (k) fluoranthene (BkF) negatively impacts male reproduction, but its exact mechanism is not yet fully understood, prompting this study on the RNA-reading protein YTHDF2's role in this process.
- Exposure to BkF increased cell apoptosis in mouse spermatocytes and led to decreased levels of the anti-apoptotic protein BCL2, while also raising levels of pro-apoptotic proteins P53 and BAX.
- The research revealed that YTHDF2 promotes the degradation of BCL2, exacerbating damage from BkF, as overexpression of YTHDF2 reduced cell viability and heightened apoptosis, whereas knocking it down had the opposite effects.
Aim: Public concerns over the mental health problems of college students are rising. Previous research show that female tend to suffer more from mental health problems than males, with few studies focusing on males. This study sought to explore the association of lifestyle-related risk factors with the prevalence of mental health problems among male college students in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The effect of blood eosinophils (EOSs) on mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients and whether corticosteroids affect this effect are unclear.
Methods: The Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III database (version 1.4) was used to extract data.
Objective: To investigate the effects of smoking on sperm apoptosis and semen quality of healthy adult males in the main urban area of Chongqing.
Methods: According to the smoking habit, we divided 235 healthy adult males into a non-smoking group (n = 89) and a smoking group (n = 146). Then we detected the routine semen parameters by the computer-assisted semen analysis system and obtained the parameters of sperm apoptosis (the ratios of AN-/PI-, AN+/PI-, AN+/PI+ and AN-/PI+ sperm) by flow cytometry combined with Annexin V-FITC/PI fluorescence staining.