Publications by authors named "Ran Fei"

Background: The colorectal cancer mortality rate in China has exceeded that in many developing countries and is expected to further increase owing to multiple factors, including the aging population. However, the optimal policy for colorectal cancer screening is unknown.

Methods: We synthesized the most up-to-date data using a 12-state Markov model populated with a cohort of Chinese men and women born during 1949-1988, and evaluated 16 conventional and 40 risk-tailored schemes for colorectal cancer screening, considering possible combinations of age (starting at 40 + years and ending at 75 years), frequency, and strategy (standard colonoscopy, fecal immunochemical testing with colonoscopy if positive, or risk-tailored).

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  • Lindl is a traditional medicine used by ethnic minorities, and this study aimed to identify the chemical components responsible for its antioxidant activity using advanced techniques like ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC) and various assays.
  • The study identified 32 common chemical peaks in Lindl and confirmed eight key antioxidant components, including proanthocyanidin B1 and epicatechin, through standard comparison.
  • Important targets found in the research include EGFR and IL6, and relevant signaling pathways involved in diabetes and cancer were also explored, demonstrating the potential effectiveness of Lindl's components through molecular docking.
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  • This study investigates a plant-based hydrogel made from an extract of Thunbergia (B) to evaluate its effectiveness in wound healing and skin regeneration.
  • The hydrogel, created using carbomer, glycerol, and triethanolamine, was tested in vitro for biocompatibility and its effects on cell functions such as proliferation, migration, and adhesion.
  • Results showed that the hydrogel had good structure and stability, supported cell growth without toxicity, and significantly improved wound healing in animal models, indicating its potential as an innovative wound dressing.
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  • Hemorrhagic events lead to numerous deaths globally, creating a demand for effective hemostatic drugs; BSCE, derived from the orchid plant, shows promise in treating bleeding mice but needs further investigation for non-traumatic bleeding.
  • In a study with 40 rats, BSCE was administered to assess its impact on various health metrics, including red blood cell count and lung tissue pathology, compared to a control group and a positive treatment group.
  • Results indicated BSCE improved body weight, red blood cell levels, and lung tissue condition while positively influencing coagulation parameters and revealing potential biological pathways for hemostatic action via network pharmacology and molecular docking analysis.
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Background: The Helicobacter pylori epidemic in China accounts for up to a third of gastric cancers worldwide. We aim to monitor the temporal and spatial dynamics of H. pylori infection in both adults and children across China.

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  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation leading to joint damage and disability, and this study aims to identify potential biomarkers and immune mechanisms for early diagnosis using machine learning and bioinformatics.
  • Researchers analyzed public gene data, focusing on differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and applied functional enrichment analysis, utilizing various machine learning methods to narrow down key biomarkers associated with RA.
  • 79 DEGs were identified, leading to the selection of 12 hub genes across multiple machine learning techniques, which were further validated for their expression and diagnostic significance in RA.
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Objective: To analyze the clinical features and laboratory indicators in patients with solid malignant tumor-associated venous thromboembolism (Ta-VTE), and to study the risk factors for Ta-VTE.

Methods: The hospitalized patients with VTE in Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital from January to December 2020 were enrolled, and they were divided into Ta-VTE group and pure VTE group based on the presence or absence of solid malignant tumor. The differences in clinical data and laboratory indicators between the two groups were analyzed, and the indicators with significant differences were included in logistic regression model to analyze the risk factors of Ta-VTE.

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Metallic biomaterials activate tumor ferroptosis by increasing oxidative stress, but their efficacy is severely limited in tumor microenvironment. Although interferon gamma (IFN-γ) can promote tumor ferroptosis sensitivity by inhibiting the antioxidant system and promoting lipid accumulation, this effect limited by the lack of IFN-γ accumulation in tumors. Herein, we report a near-infrared (NIR)-responsive HCuS nanocomposite (HCuS-PE@TSL-tlyp-1) that can stimulate immunogenic cell death (ICD)-mediated IFN-γ secretion through exogenous oxidative stress, thereby achieving cascaded ferrotherapy by mutually reinforcing ferroptosis and systemic immunity.

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Background: To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of physical and mental exercise on cognitive performance in middle-aged people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods: Computer searches of PubMed, Web of science, Embase, Cochrane Library, China Biomedical Literature Service, Wanfang database, China Knowledge Network, and VIP full-text database of Veep journals were conducted to obtain clinical randomized controlled trials on physical and mental exercise interventions in middle-aged and elderly people with MCI. The literature was screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the final included literature was subjected to data extraction and risk of bias assessment.

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Background: The monocyte-macrophage-dendritic cell (DC) (MMD) system exerts crucial functions that may modulate fibrogenesis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In this study, we explored the cell characteristics, distribution and developmental trajectory of the liver MMD system in NASH mice with fibrosis and clarified characteristic genes of the MMD system involved in liver fibrosis progression in NASH mice and patients.

Methods: Single cells in liver tissue samples from NASH and normal mice were quantified using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis.

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  • - Simultaneous mutations in Janus kinase 2, calreticulin, and myeloproliferative leukemia genes can lead to misdiagnosis in Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), and the study identified patients with such double mutations using Sanger sequencing and quantitative PCR techniques.
  • - Among 352 patients screened, two had double mutations at a frequency of 0.57%, while a PubMed review found 35 cases, predominantly with calreticulin mutations (80%), indicating significant differences in clinical presentation compared to patients with single mutations.
  • - Patients with concurrent mutations were generally older, had higher platelet counts, and exhibited notable clinical features such as palpable splenome
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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine together play an important value in the modern medicine system that is different from that of chemical drugs. Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine with hemostatic effect have unique advantages and development potential in the prevention and treatment of clinical hemorrhagic diseases, reflecting multi-component, multi-target and multi-pathway effects.

Aim Of The Study: In this paper, the active ingredients related to the hemostatic effect of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine are taken as the starting point, and the traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine with traditional hemostatic purposes are reviewed, and the existing research progress on the active ingredients and their mechanism of action of these drugs is systematically expounded, aiming to provide theoretical reference for the development of traditional hemostatic drugs, the discovery of hemostatic active ingredients and the research of new hemostatic methods.

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Kiwifruit () is an important commercial crop in China, and the occurrence of diseases may cause significant economic loss in its production. In the present study, a new pathogen that causes brown leaf spot disease on kiwifruit was reported. The fungus was isolated from an infected sample and identified as based on morphological and molecular evaluation.

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Capsaicin, a transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 channel agonist, possesses antioxidative properties through activating nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). As oxidative stress is a major contributor to the development of contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI), we investigated the protective effect of capsaicin against CA-AKI via Nrf2. C57BL/6J mice were treated with dehydration and iodixanol to establish the model of CA-AKI.

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Background: Although effective vaccines have been developed against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the level of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) induced after vaccination in the real world is still unknown. The aim of this work was to evaluate the level and persistence of NAbs induced by two inactivated COVID-19 vaccines in China.

Methods: Serum samples were collected from 1,335 people aged 18 years and over who were vaccinated with an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine at Peking University People's Hospital from January 19 to June 23, 2021, for the detection of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies.

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Passion fruit () is a tropical and subtropical plant that is widely cultivated in China due to its high nutritional value, unique flavor and medicinal properties. In August 2020, typical anthracnose symptoms with light brown and water-soaked lesions on Sims were observed, which result in severe economic losses. The incidence of this disease was approximately 30%.

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  • * The study identifies the bacteria causing crown gall disease following the Koch hypothesis and develops a Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for specific detection of the pathogen.
  • * The LAMP technique is highly sensitive, with a detection limit of 5 × 10 ng/μL, and allows for easy visual confirmation of results, making it a practical tool for early diagnosis of the disease in infected kiwifruit plants.
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Oxidative stress plays a key role in age-related vascular disease. The present study aimed to investigate the role of an antioxidant channel, transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), in age-related endothelial dysfunction. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were grown to induce replicative senescence, and 6-month-old young, 12-month-old middle-aged, and 24-month-old aged mice were used.

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Polyethylene glycol (PEG) surface film-forming method was used to prepare hydrophilic Indigo Naturalis decoction pieces with stable effect.The preparation process of modified Indigo Naturalis was optimized and its microscopic properties,hydrophilicity,antipyretic efficacy,and safety were systematically evaluated.With equilibrium contact angle as assessment index,the influence of modifier type,modifier dosage,dispersant dosage,and co-grinding time on water solubility of Indigo Naturalis was investigated by single factor test.

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As an effective antipyretic medicine,Indigo Naturalis has a long history of application in the field of Chinese medicine.The content of organics,mainly indigo and indirubin,is about 10%. However,the active ingredients and mechanism of its antipyretic effect have not yet been fully elucidated.

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Indigo Naturalis( IN) is mainly composed of 10% organic matter and 90% inorganic matter,with a poor wettability and strong hydrophobicity. Indigo,indirubin and effective ingredients are almost insoluble in water. And how it exerts its effect after oral administration still needs to be revealed.

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Background: Catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) has been introduced to treat resistant hypertension. Although the technology of RDN has been largely improved, denervation of tortuous renal arteries remains challenging.

Case Presentation: This is a case report of a 49-year-old man with drug resistant hypertension.

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is a traditional polyherbal formula used in Indian Ayurvedic and Chinese Tibetan medicine. A wide range of biological activities have been attributed to , but the impact of various extraction methods on efficacy has not been determined. The study aimed to evaluate extracts obtained by various methods for their hepatoprotective effects and molecular mechanisms in a mouse model of carbon tetrachloride (CCl)-induced liver injury.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Xiaojin Pills is a classic prescription for the treatment of mammary glands hyperplasia with a history of nearly 300 years, and is also the first choice of Chinese patent medicine for the clinical treatment of mammary glands hyperplasia in contemporary traditional Chinese medicine clinic. Clinical and animal studies have shown that Xiaojin Pills has the effects of anti-mammary glands hyperplasia, promoting blood circulation, anti-inflammation and analgesia. However, its initial administration method was "taking orally after soaked with Chinese Baijiu", the modern method was changed to "taking orally with water" in recent 20 years.

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