Aim: Hyperlipidemia is a common comorbidity of stroke patients, elucidating the mechanism that underlies the exacerbated ischemic brain injury after stroke with hyperlipidemia is emerging as a significant clinical problem due to the growing proportion of hyperlipidemic stroke patients.
Methods: Mice were fed a high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce hyperlipidemia. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion was induced as a mouse model of ischemic stroke.
This study developed mycelial biochar composites, BQH-AN and BQH-MV, with stable physicochemical properties and significantly improved adsorption capabilities through microbial modification. The results showed that the specific surface area and porosity of BQH-AN (3547.47 m g and 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStraw, a predominant agricultural residue, represents a significant waste product. Harnessing its potential is of paramount importance both in terms of research and economic value. In this study, chemically pretreated corn straw was infused with distinct microbial fungal mycelium variants and subsequently transformed into a series of biochars through a process involving carbonization and activation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are significantly involved in determining the patient's prognosis and response to bladder cancer (BLCA) therapy. CAFs can induce epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) as well as complex interaction with immune cells. Hence, it is imperative to identify potential markers for enhancing our understanding of CAFs in BLCA progression and immune regulation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Colloid Interface Sci
April 2024
At present, it is a research hotspot to realize green synthetic ammonia by using solar energy. Exploring cheap and efficient co-catalysts for enhancing the performance of photocatalysts is a challenge in the field of energy conversion. In order to boost the charge separation/transfer of the photocatalyst and widen the visible light absorption, BiOBr@Bi/TiCT with double Ohm junction is successfully fabricated by in situ growth of metal Bi and loading TiCT MXene on the surface of BiOBr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidemiological models allow for quantifying the dynamic characteristics of large-scale outbreaks. However, capturing detailed and accurate epidemiological information often requires consideration of multiple kinetic mechanisms and parameters. Due to the uncertainty of pandemic evolution, such as pathogen variation, host immune response and changes in mitigation strategies, the parameter evaluation and state prediction of complex epidemiological models are challenging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Microglial polarization is one of the most promising therapeutic targets for multiple central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including ischemic stroke. However, detailed transcriptional alteration of microglia following cerebral ischemic stroke remains largely unclear.
Methods: Focal cerebral ischemia was induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) for 60 min in mice.
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab
February 2023
Ischemic stroke results in blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, during which the reciprocal interaction between ischemic neurons and components of the BBB appears to play a critical role. However, the underlying mechanisms for BBB protection remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that Serpina3n, a serine protease inhibitor, was significantly upregulated in the ischemic brain, predominantly in ischemic neurons from 6 hours to 3 days after stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe complex dynamics of human mobility, combined with sporadic cases of local outbreaks, make assessing the impact of large-scale social distancing on COVID-19 propagation in China a challenge. In this paper, with the travel big dataset supported by Baidu migration platform, we develop a reactive-diffusion epidemic model on human mobility networks to characterize the spatio-temporal propagation of COVID-19, and a novel time-dependent function is incorporated into the model to describe the effects of human intervention. By applying the system control theory, we discuss both constant and time-varying threshold behavior of proposed model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Primary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma (PCNSTCL) is a rare neoplasm with few data regarding its common features and survival characteristics.
Objective: To explore the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 18 (SEER 18) database to determine the epidemiology of PCNSTCL.
Methods: The SEER 18 registry database was queried to identify patients diagnosed with PCNSTCL from 1973 to 2014 and extract their information.