Vessel scaffolds are crucial for treating cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). It is currently feasible to fabricate vessel scaffolds from a variety of materials using traditional fabrication methods, but the risks of thrombus formation, chronic inflammation, and atherosclerosis associated with these scaffolds have led to significant limitations in the clinical usages. Bioprinting, as an emerging technology, has great potential in constructing implantable vessel scaffolds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the commonest subtype of primary lung cancer. A comprehensive analysis of the association of immunity with amino acid metabolism in LUAD is critical for understanding the disease.
Methods: The present study examined LUAD and noncancerous cases from the TCGA database.
Background: The development of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has revolutionized treatment outcomes in patients with lymphoid malignancies. However, several studies have reported a relatively high rate of infection in adult patients following CD19-targeting CAR T-cell therapy, particularly in the first 28 days. Notably, acute human herpesvirus 6 B (HHV6B) reactivation occurs in up to two-thirds of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the effects of intravenous nicardipine as initial therapy and oral labetalol combined with nifedipine controlled-release tablet as subsequent treatment of severe peripartum hypertension.
Material And Methods: Intravenous nicardipine was delivered as the initial treatment, after the target blood pressure (BP) had been achieved, oral labetalol was used to maintain the target BP. If oral labetalol failed to maintain the target BP, oral labetalol combined with nifedipine controlled-release tablet was used.
Background: Hand-Foot-Genital Syndrome (HFGS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a broad phenotypic spectrum. Variants in HOXA13 gene were associated with HFGS. To date, only twenty families with HFGS have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Early prediction of bloodstream infections (BSI) among obstetric patients remains to be a challenge for clinicians. The objective of this study was to develop a risk score and assess its discriminative ability in febrile obstetric patients in a maternal intensive care unit (ICU).
Methods: Between May 2015 and August 2020, a total of 497 febrile obstetric patients were categorized into BSI group (n = 276) and Non-BSI group (n = 221) based on the result of blood cultures.
Introduction: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a global public health problem. Antiviral therapy is the primary treatment. Studies have shown that a combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and conventional antiviral drugs has better efficacy than conventional antiviral for treatment of CHB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe design of electrode materials with rational core/shell structures is promising for improving the electrochemical properties of supercapacitors. Hence, hierarchical FeCo S @FeNi S core/shell nanostructures on Ni foam were fabricated by a simple hydrothermal method. Owing to their structure and synergistic effect, they deliver an excellent specific capacitance of 2393 F g at 1 A g and long cycle lifespan as positive electrode materials.
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