Publications by authors named "Qi Lai"

Borayflo Haemostatic matrix is a new absorbable hemostatic gelatin matrix which can be used for intraoperative assisted hemostasis. In a prospective, multicenter, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial, a total of 354 subjects were recruited from the departments of hepatobiliary surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology and orthopaedics of 4 hospitals and randomly allocated to test group (Borayflo Haemostatic matrix) or control group (Surgiflo Haemostatic matrix) in a 1:1 ratio. In the modified intention-to-treat population, 163 (93.

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Background: To explore an artificial intelligence (AI) technology employing YOLOv8 for quality control (QC) on elbow joint radiographs.

Methods: From January 2022 to August 2023, 2643 consecutive elbow radiographs were collected and randomly assigned to the training, validation, and test sets in a 6:2:2 ratio. We proposed the anteroposterior (AP) and lateral (LAT) models to identify target detection boxes and key points on elbow radiographs using YOLOv8.

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ConspectusReticular chemistry has provided intriguing opportunities for systematically designing porous materials with different pores by adjusting the building blocks. Among them, framework materials have demonstrated outstanding performance for the design of new functional materials used in a broad range of fields, including energetic materials. Energetic materials are widely used for rockets, satellites, mining, and tunneling.

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease characterized by articular cartilage destruction and subchondral bone reconstruction in the early stages. Bergenin (Ber) is a cytoprotective polyphenol found in many medicinal plants. It has been proven to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and other biological activities, which may reveal its potential role in the treatment of OA.

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In this work, incorporating nitropyraozles into tetranitroacetimidic acid () resulted in two analogues of isomeric TNAA-like compounds ( and ). These compounds exhibit excellent densities, detonation performance, and high specific impulse, which are promising high-energy oxidizers that are comparable to and . This structural modification strategy may have the potential to contribute significantly to the development of versatile, high-performance energetic oxidizers.

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Background: The relationship between early perihematomal edema (PHE) and hematoma expansion (HE) is unclear. We investigated this relationship in patients with acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), using radiomics.

Methods: In this multicenter retrospective study, we analyzed 490 patients with spontaneous ICH who underwent non-contrast computed tomography within 6 h of symptom onset, with follow-up imaging at 24 h.

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Energetic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (E-HOFs), as a type of energetic material, spark fresh vitality to the creation of high energy density materials (HEDMs). However, E-HOFs containing cations and anions face challenges such as reduced energy density due to the inclusion of crystal water. In this work, the modification of amino groups in N-rich organic units could form a smart building block of hydrogen-bonded frameworks capable of changing the volume of the void space in the molecule through adaptive deformation of E-MOF blocks, thus enabling the replacement of water.

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DNA methylation, an epigenetic regulatory mechanism dictating gene transcription, plays a critical role in the occurrence and development of cancer. However, the molecular underpinnings of LINC00987 methylation in the regulation of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remain elusive. This study investigated LINC00987 expression in LUAD patients through analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas data sets.

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Doxorubicin induces myocardial injury and fibrosis. Still, no effective interventions are available. AP39 is an HS donor that explicitly targets mitochondria.

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The pursuit of binary carbon-nitrogen () materials with high density and good thermal stability presents a significant challenge due to the inherent trade-off between high-energy storage and low bond dissociation energy. In this study, we designed and synthesized (S)-1,2-bis(3-azido-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)diazene () and 2,9-diazidobis([1,2,4]-triazolo)[1,5-d:5',1'-f][1,2,3,4]tetrazine () through a straightforward reaction. Remarkably, demonstrated a high density of 1.

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Introduction: Women with epilepsy (WWE) are more likely to develop reproductive endocrine disorders, especially polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study aimed to explore the genetic factors of PCOS in WWE in hope of improving individual precision diagnosis and treatment.

Methods: WWE registered at West China Hospital between January 2022 and October 2022 were enrolled in this study.

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The development of novel, environmentally friendly, and high-energy oxidizers remains interesting and challenging for replacing halogen-containing ammonium perchloride (). The trinitromethyl moiety is one of the most promising substituents for designing high-energy density oxidizers. In this study, a backbone isomerization strategy was utilized to manipulate the properties of 10 nitro group-substituted bipyrazoles containing the largest number of nitro groups among the bis-azole backbones so far.

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A rapidly aging society and longer life expectancy are causing osteoporosis to become a global epidemic. Over the last five decades, a number of drugs aimed at reducing bone resorption or restoring bone mass have been developed, but their efficacy and safety are limited. Icaritin (ICT) is a natural compound extracted from anti-osteoporosis herb spp.

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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a congenital defect in the partition between two atria, which may cause right-to-left shunt (RLS), leading to neurological chronic diseases with episodic manifestations (NCDEMs), such as migraine and epilepsy. However, whether PFO closure was effective in improving NCDEMs and the mechanism were unclear. Twenty-eight patients with migraine or epilepsy who underwent PFO closure were recruited.

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Background And Purpose: Research has revealed the involvement of mitochondrial autophagy and iron death in the pathogenesis of myocardial fibrosis. The objective of this study is to investigate whether the mitochondrial-targeted HS donor AP39 inhibits mitochondrial autophagy and antagonizes myocardial cell iron death through the PINK1/Parkin pathway, thereby improving myocardial fibrosis in rats with myocardial infarction.

Experimental Approach: A rat model of myocardial infarction was created by intraperitoneal injection of a high dose of isoproterenol, and H9c2 myocardial cells were subjected to hypoxic injury induced by CoCl.

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Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic metabolic orthopedic disorder prevalent in elderly people, that is characterized by a decrease in bone mass. Although many therapeutics have been adopted for OP treatment, many of them are still not well satisfied clinical requirements and therefore development of novel therapeutics is of great significance. In this work, a novel bone-targeting drug self-frame delivery system (DSFDS) with high drug loading efficiency and pH responsive drug release was fabricated by condensation of curcumin (Cur), amino group terminated polyethylene glycol (NH-PEG), and alendronate (ALN) using hexachlorocyclotriphosphonitrile (HCCP) as the linker.

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The T-cell spot test for tuberculosis (T-SPOT.TB) with false positives and false negatives exists in the diagnosis of spinal infection. The objective of this study was to increase the diagnostic value precision and specificity of T-SPOT.

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Multiview multi-instance multilabel learning (M3L) is a popular research topic during the past few years in modeling complex real-world objects such as medical images and subtitled video. However, existing M3L methods suffer from relatively low accuracy and training efficiency for large datasets due to several issues: 1) the viewwise intercorrelation (i.e.

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To assess the risk factors for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women with epilepsy (WWE) and develop a practical approach for PCOS screening based on clinical characteristic, blood indicator, and anti-seizure medication (ASM) profiles. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 248 WWE who were consecutively enrolled from the Epilepsy Center of West China Hospital between April 2021 and March 2022. The epilepsy characteristics, blood indicators, and use of ASMs were compared between WWE with and without PCOS.

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Objective: A right-to-left shunt (RLS) can mediate the hypoxic state, and hypoxemia is relevant for the development of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). The objective of this study was to identify the relationship between RLS and DRE and further investigate the contribution of RLS to the oxygenation state in patients with epilepsy (PWEs).

Methods: We performed a prospective observational clinical study of PWEs who underwent contrast medium transthoracic echocardiography (cTTE) between January 2018 and December 2021 at West China Hospital.

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Patients infected with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are known to exhibit longer hospital stays and a significantly poorer prognosis. We performed a 6-year retrospective analysis of nosocomial infections reported in the orthopedics department of our institution, to gain valuable insights into antibiotic sensitivity and infectious characteristics of MDROs, in order to deduce effective measures to control the occurrence of multidrug-resistant infections in clinical practice. A retrospective, single center surveillance study (January 2012-December 2017) was performed on the nosocomial infections recorded in the department of orthopedics.

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Background: Long intergenic non-coding RNA 326 (LINC00326) modulates hepatocarcinogenic lipid metabolism. However, the ability of LINC00326 to modulate the highly aggressive non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is unknown. Here, LINC00326 in NSCLC was investigated, together with its effects on tumor malignancy and the underlying mechanisms of action.

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Liver cancer belongs to Gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies which is a common clinical disease, a thorny public health problem, and one of the major diseases that endanger human health. Molecules from natural products (NPs) or their derivatives play an increasingly important role in various chronic diseases such as GI cancers. The chemical composition of the roots was studied using silica column chromatography, gel chromatography, recrystallization, and HPLC, and the compounds were structurally identified by modern spectral analysis using mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (H-, C-, HMQC-, HMBC-, and H-HCOSY-NMR), ultraviolet and visible spectrum (UV), and electronic Circular Dichroism (ECD).

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