Serum Irisin Levels Are Positively Correlated with Physical Activity Capacity in Hemodialysis Patients.

Introduction: Regular physical activity is beneficial for health but is often reduced in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis treatment. Irisin is a muscle-secreted hormone that reportedly improves metabolism and slows down the progression of some chronic diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity capacity and serum irisin levels in hemodialysis patients.

Immunochemotherapy plus radiotherapy versus immunochemotherapy alone as first-line treatment for treatment-naïve, advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (AEC-ICR-1st): A multi-center cohort study.

Immunochemotherapy is Currently the standard first-line treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, its prognosis remains unsatisfactory. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of immunochemotherapy plus radiotherapy (ICR) compared with immunochemotherapy (IC) alone as a first-line treatment for advanced ESCC.

Improving the production of BaEV lentivirus by comprehensive optimization.

With the rapid development of the cell and gene therapy industry, there is an increasing demand for lentiviral vectors that can efficiently infect cells of different purposes. BaEV lentiviruses have been shown to efficiently infect hematopoietic stem cells, primary B cells, and NK cells, which traditional VSV-G lentiviruses cannot infect. However, there is a problem of low virus yield in the production of BaEV lentivirus.

Perovskite CsCuClxBr3- x Microcrystals: Band Structure, Photochemical Stability, and Photocatalytic Properties.

Although Pb-based metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have excellent photoelectric characteristics, their toxicity remains a limiting factor for their widespread application. In the paper, a series of CsCuClxBr3-x (x = 1, 2, 3) MHP microcrystals were developed and their hydrogen evolution performance in ethanol and HX (X = Cl, Br) was also studied. Among them, CsCuCl3 microcrystals exhibit high hydrogen evolution performance in both HX and ethanol, attributed to their longest average lifetime and suitable band structure.

Research on rheumatic heart disease from 2013 to early 2024: a bibliometric analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this bibliometric analysis was to highlight potential future areas for the practical application of research on rheumatic heart disease (RHD), considering past and current research efforts.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in the WoSCC to find articles and reviews focused on RHD published between 2013 and 2024. Microsoft Excel 2019 was used to chart the annual productivity of research relevant to RHD, while ArcGIS (version 10.