Publications by authors named "Rongzhi Liu"

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  • Cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMCs) are important for research and clinical applications, composed mainly of monocytes and lymphocytes, along with hematopoietic stem cells and mesenchymal stromal cells.
  • The study aimed to improve the recovery rates of CBMCs from cryopreserved cord blood by optimizing the dilution buffer and isolation procedures.
  • Results showed an average recovery rate of 42.4% for CBMCs and 54.3% for CD34+ cells, using GMP-grade reagents, indicating the protocol's potential for practical use in research and clinical settings.
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Core knowledge systems play an important role in theories of cognitive development. However, recent studies suggest that fundamental principles of the object and agent systems can be revised by adults and preschoolers, when given small amounts of counterevidence. We argue that not all core knowledge systems are created equal, and they may be subject to revision throughout development.

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From the perspective of the performance evaluation, concerns of the range of pathogens, establishment of enterprise reference material, reaction system study and analytical performances evaluation of central nervous system infection pathogen metagenome sequencing reagent are briefly described, including study methods and quality control requirements. This study is intended to increase the research and development efficiency of products, and contribute to the development of associated industry.

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  • - This study discovered that Ir(III)-Pt(IV) heterometallic conjugates can be activated by light to release therapeutic agents, specifically oxaliplatin and Ir, within just 3 minutes.
  • - The conjugates were shown to induce cell death, specifically apoptosis and immunologic cell death, by binding to DNA and generating reactive oxygen species when exposed to light.
  • - Overall, the research advances the development of innovative photoactivatable agents aimed at improving cancer treatment strategies.
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  • Replicating the specialized structure and function of heart tissue is essential for creating effective cardiac tissues in the lab.
  • Researchers developed a method using a leaf-venation pattern to organize cells and hydrogels into well-aligned and dense structures that mimic natural heart tissue.
  • The engineered cardiac tissues showed improved maturity and functionality, including better electrical activity and contraction patterns, making them promising for future clinical applications.
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a fatal cardiovascular disease with a high mortality rate. The discovery of effective biomarkers is crucial for the diagnosis and treatment of AMI. In the present study, miRNA sequencing and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction techniques revealed that the expression of exosome derived miR-152-5p was significantly downregulated in patients with AMI compared with healthy controls.

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How do children generalize for the common good? The present study investigated whether children are more likely to use the preference of their ingroup (ingroup rationale) or that of a diverse group (diversity rationale) as a basis for generalization about the broader community. In a series of studies, five-year-olds from two different cultures (US and China), yet living in environments with analogous ingroup majority-outgroup minority structure, were asked to generalize either the preference of a diverse sample or the preference of an ingroup sample to the majority. We found that children from both cultures have a default strategy to generalize from their ingroup (Study 1).

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  • Entrepreneurship is increasingly valued as "high quality employment" in China, leading universities to emphasize entrepreneurship education as key to fostering successful entrepreneurs.
  • The study explores how entrepreneurial cognition, intention, and university entrepreneurship education influence entrepreneurial behavior, using responses from 786 students across over 400 universities.
  • Results indicate that higher entrepreneurial cognition boosts entrepreneurial behavior, with entrepreneurial intention acting as a mediator, while recognition of university entrepreneurship education enhances the link between intention and behavior, suggesting important reforms for entrepreneurship education.
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Severe wasp sting symptoms can progress rapidly, often causing multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and, in some cases, even death. Early and comprehensive treatment is needed to avoid these outcomes. Here, we report the case of a patient with MODS due to severe wasp stings.

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Rationale: Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a global threat, administering effective and safe vaccines is currently the most promising strategy to curb the ongoing pandemic and decrease the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. However, there remains some uncertainty regarding the safety of vaccines for patients with kidney disease.

Patient Concerns: A 58-year-old man presented at our institution with gross hematuria 48 hours after receiving his first dose of the CoronaVac (Sinovac) vaccine.

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How do infants and young children reason about other people? What inferences do they make when they learn from teachers and whom do they choose to learn from? Past research in developmental psychology has demonstrated infants' and young children's competence in making these inferences. However, the mechanisms underlying these inferences and how these mechanisms change across development are less clear. In this chapter, we review a growing body of Bayesian probabilistic models on intuitive psychology and social learning.

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Natural killer (NK) cells play a key role in innate immunity and are regarded as a promising candidate for cellular immunotherapy. Natural killer cells may be generated from different sources, including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs); these stem cells produce an abundant amount of NK cells to meet the needs of a wide range of clinical applications. Autologous iPSCs are expensive and labor-intensive to prepare, while allogeneic iPSCs require human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched cells to avoid the risk of immune rejection.

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  • - The COVID-19 pandemic remains a global challenge, prompting regulatory actions for medical testing.
  • - China’s medical administration released guidelines for the registration of SARS-CoV-2 antigen and antibody tests, detailing clinical evaluation requirements.
  • - The article discusses evaluation methods for rapid antigen tests, including their intended use and practical applications in diagnosing COVID-19.
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This study aims to explore the effects of entrepreneurship education by examining the influences of the curriculum system, teaching team, design of practical programs, and the institutional systems on universities' entrepreneurial education performance. This paper employs a case-based approach-Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Data were collected from 12 universities that were typical cases in the implementation of entrepreneurial education.

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Background: The prevention and prognosis of the onset or recurrence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a difficult problem in contemporary research.

Methods: In this study, peripheral blood samples were collected from seven patients with AMI and nine healthy adults, and exosome microRNAs (miRNAs) were extracted. The miRNA differential expression profiles of serum exosomes in patients with AMI were obtained by using the next-generation sequencing technology combined with bioinformatics analysis.

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The cut off value or reference interval is significant in clinical testing and diagnosis. If there is no scientific and reasonable cut off value or reference interval for diagnostic reagents, clinicians can not make medical decisions on patients through the results. The test will be meaningless, so the cut off value or reference interval study is an important part of the preclinical study of diagnostic reagents.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing an important supplement to nucleic acid testing. In the process of emergency approval, the Center for Medical Device Evaluation of the China National Medical Products Administration released The Key Points of Technical Review for the Registration of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen/Antibody Detection Reagents.

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  • A study analyzed the detection of IgM and IgG antibodies in 169 COVID-19 patients to compare the clinical performance between the colloidal gold method and the chemiluminescence method.
  • The chemiluminescence method detected IgM and IgG antibodies earlier and showed higher positive conversion rates, while colloidal gold had advantages in terms of speed and simplicity.
  • Understanding the differences in these methods can help improve COVID-19 diagnosis and monitor disease progression effectively.
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Objevtive: To investigate the effects of extracts from Chuanwu (Aconitum Carmichaelii) and Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) on the excisional wound healing in a rat's model.

Methods: Rats were performed a surgical lesion with a 2.0 cm resected tissue in the dorsal fascia.

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Background: Published studies have investigated the prognostic roles of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) in gastroesophageal cancer patients with the controversial results. The aim of the study was to systematically evaluate the impacts of ERα and ERβ on the overall survival (OS) in patients.

Method: Relevant eligible studies were extracted from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI and Wanfang databases (from the start date to November 2018) following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of legumain in the formation and stability of atherosclerotic plaque, as well as to explore the association between legumain with Smad3 pathway in a rat atherosclerosis model.

Methods: Rat with thoracic aorta atherosclerosis was established and received treatment with statin (n = 15 each) or controls (n = 10). Serum level of legumain was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

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Background: Drugs are very important for human life because they can provide treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of different diseases. However, they also cause side effects, which can increase the risks for humans and pharmaceuticals companies. It is essential to identify drug side effects in drug discovery.

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6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) is a key enzyme that converts 6-phosphogluconate into ribulose-5-phosphate with NADP as cofactor in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). 6PGD is commonly upregulated and plays important roles in many human cancers, while the mechanism underlying such roles of 6PGD remains elusive. Here we show that upon EGFR activation, 6PGD is phosphorylated at tyrosine (Y) 481 by Src family kinase Fyn.

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  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibody detection kits play a crucial role in helping diagnose tuberculosis, but their accuracy is essential for effective use.
  • The discussion focuses on three key technical aspects: research on main raw materials, evaluation of the kits' performance, and data from clinical tests.
  • This information is intended to guide those registering these detection kits by providing important reference points.
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