Publications by authors named "Ruru Li"

Photocatalytic conversion of environmental CO2 into valuable fuels is expected to alleviate fossil fuel and pollution problems. However, intricate product-reaction pathways complicate the regulation of product selectivity. Most studies in this field have focused on increasing productivity rather than on controlling product formation.

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Ischemic stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality. Nuclear receptor coactivator 4 (NCOA4)-mediated ferritinophagy is involved in cerebral ischemic injury. Additionally, lactylation regulates the progression of ischemia injury.

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Background: Traditional center-based cardiac rehabilitation had low adherence rates. With the increasing utilization of digital technology in healthcare services, telehealth can overcome common barriers to improve adherence, and some telehealth interventions have been proven safe and effective. However, it remains unclear which telehealth intervention types can maximize the efficacy and adherence for cardiac rehabilitation.

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  • The study examines how polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) affect the growth and physiological features of the freshwater microalga Scenedesmus quadricauda at various concentrations (10 to 200 mg/L).
  • Results indicated that higher concentrations of nanoplastics enhanced algal density and increased levels of chlorophyll, soluble proteins, and polysaccharides while activating antioxidant enzymes.
  • The research also proposes three mechanisms by which Scenedesmus quadricauda tolerates PS-NPs: thickening of the cell wall, internalizing the nanoplastics, and aggregating them, highlighting the ecological risks posed by nanoplastics to freshwater ecosystems.
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Cerebral ischemic stroke (IS) is still a difficult problem to be solved; energy metabolism failure is one of the main factors causing mitochondrion dysfunction and oxidation stress damage within the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia, which produces considerable reactive oxygen species (ROS) and opens the blood-brain barrier. Dichloroacetic acid (DCA) can inhibit pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK). Moreover, DCA has been indicated with the capability of increasing mitochondrial pyruvate uptake and promoting oxidation of glucose in the course of glycolysis, thereby improving the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH).

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High-cost and low-efficiency electrocatalysts have hindered oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells and CO reduction reaction (CORR) for producing fuels and value-added chemicals. Here, a low-cost metal-free electrocatalyst of a N, S co-doped hierarchically porous carbon (NSHPC) for efficient ORR and CORR is reported. The NSHPC is prepared by pyrolysis of glucosamine hydrochloride and thiocyanuric acid precursors using SiO as hard templates.

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Stimuli-responsive polymer nano-capsules toward a specific signaling molecule show great potential in the fabrication of smart and efficient controlled/targeted drug vehicles. Herein, we design and synthesize a PEG45-b-PVPOP14 diblock copolymer (PEG = poly(ethylene glycol) and PVPOP = poly(4-vinylphenyl 4-oxopentanoate), the subscripts representing the number of repeat units of each block) with levulinate-protected phenol side groups. The PEG45-b-PVPOP14 diblock copolymer could self-assemble to form large compound micelles in aqueous media.

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Our previous studies have suggested that salidroside (Sal) might play neuroprotective effects against PD by preserving mitochondrial Complex I activity. However, the exact mechanism of the neuroprotective effect of Sal remains unclear.

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Mitochondrial complex I damage and oxidative stress play critical roles in the degeneration of dopaminergic (DA) neurons during the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). Our previous study showed that NADH dehydrogenase 6 (ND6), exclusively regulated by mitochondrial myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D), was critical for mitochondrial complex I assembly. Recently, we found that Salidroside (Sal), isolated from Rhodiola rosea L.

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The pathogenic mechanism of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains to be elucidated; however, mitochondrial dysfunction at the level of complex I and oxidative stress is suggestively involved in the development of PD. In our previous work, salidroside (Sal), an active component extracted from the medicinal plant L., might protect dopaminergic (DA) neurons through modulating ROS-NO-related pathway.

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Evidence suggests that various forms of -synuclein- (Syn-) mediated microglial activation are associated with the progression of Parkinson's disease. MicroRNA-155-5p (miR155-5p) is one of the most important microRNAs and enables a robust inflammatory response. Triptolide (T10) is a natural anti-inflammatory component, isolated from a traditional Chinese herb.

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Biological thiols with similar structures, such as glutathione (GSH), -acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC), homocysteine (Hcy) and cysteine (Cys), play important roles in human physiology and are associated with different diseases. Thus, the discrimination of these thiols is a great necessity for various biochemical investigations and the diagnosis of related diseases. Herein, we present a new dual-signaling probe consisting of a typical aggregation induced emission fluorogen of a tetraphenylethylene group and 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl moiety.

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and the presence of Lewy bodies (LBs) in the surviving SNc neurons. LBs formation is caused by the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) or phosphorylated α-syn at serine-129 (pSer129-α-syn), which is implicated in the pathological progression of PD. Salidroside (Sal), the main active ingredient of the root of .

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. We have found that salidroside (Sal) exhibited neuroprotective effects against MPP+ toxicity. However, the molecular mechanism is not fully understood.

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  • A partial-bounce-back lattice Boltzmann model simulates fluid flow through cubic voxels with varying effective percolating fractions, addressing porous media flow influenced by small structures.
  • The model was validated using known solutions and demonstrated effectiveness in calculating permeability for two rock samples, even when their voxel compositions were complex.
  • Results indicated that the permeability of tight sandstone is highly sensitive to calcite's effective percolating fraction, while flow in the calcite of sandstone has minimal impact, showcasing significant variations in permeability values between the two rock types.
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