Publications by authors named "QiaoMei Huang"

Objectives: To address the poor efficacy and percutaneous penetration of grape seed oil, ionic liquids and nanotechnology were combined to prepare a grape seed oil emulsion.

Methods: A novel Menthol-CoQ10 ionic liquid and ionic liquid based grapeseed oil emulsion were prepared and confirmed.

Results: The average size of the grapeseed oil emulsion was 218 nm, and its zeta potential was -33.

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Background: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is one of the most ubiquitous complications of sepsis and is characterized by cognitive impairment, poor prognosis, and a lack of uniform clinical diagnostic criteria. Therefore, this study investigated the early diagnostic and prognostic value of serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in SAE.

Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis systematically searched for clinical trials with serum NSE information in patients with sepsis in the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane databases from their inception to April 10, 2023.

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Background And Objective: Predicting mortality from traumatic brain injury facilitates early data-driven treatment decisions. Machine learning has predicted mortality from traumatic brain injury in a growing number of studies, and the aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of machine learning models in predicting mortality from traumatic brain injury.

Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis included searches of PubMed, Web of Science and Embase from inception to June 2023, supplemented by manual searches of study references and review articles.

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Background: Early neurological deterioration after hematoma evacuation is closely associated with a poor prognosis in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. However, the relationship between body temperature after hematoma evacuation and early neurological deterioration remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to explore the possible relationship between body temperature and early neurological deterioration in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage after hematoma evacuation.

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The transformation of microglia to a pro-inflammatory phenotype at the site of traumatic brain injury (TBI) drives the progression of secondary neurodegeneration and irreversible neurological impairment. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have been shown to suppress this phenotype transformation, thereby reducing neuroinflammation following TBI, but the molecular mechanisms are unknown. We found that Omega-3 PUFA suppressed the expression of disintegrin metalloproteinase (ADAM17), the enzyme required to convert tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) to the soluble form, thereby inhibiting the TNF-α/NF-κB pathway both in vitro and in a mouse model of TBI.

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Postoperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) is a disease that frequently develops in older patients during the perioperative period. It seriously affects the quality of life of the affected patients. Despite advancements in understanding PND, this disorder's mechanisms remain unclear, including pathophysiological processes such as central synaptic plasticity and function, neuroinflammation, excitotoxicity, and neurotrophic support.

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Article Synopsis
  • Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a serious issue for elderly patients, causing cognitive and sensory impairments after surgery, with its exact causes still being researched.
  • Factors contributing to POCD include neuroinflammation, neuronal cell death, oxidative stress, and abnormal protein accumulation.
  • Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) like microRNA and long ncRNA may influence POCD processes, showing potential as biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment, as well as leading to new therapeutic approaches.
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