Publications by authors named "Wan Ma"

This paper takes the power source (gas-solid injector) of the large-sized particle pneumatic conveying system as the design object, builds the pure gas flow field experiment bed and particle pneumatic injection experiment bed, and establishes the dataset of the large-sized particle gas-solid injector of the injection experimental results. Constructed the simulation model of gas-solid injectors based on CFD-DEM coupling, and established the dataset of pure gas flow field injection and gas-solid injection simulation results under multiple evaluation indexes. These datasets are valuable for engineers and designers, providing a reference for designing gas-solid injectors and other pneumatic conveying devices.

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  • Enhancers are key regulatory elements in our DNA that can produce enhancer RNAs (eRNAs), and their malfunction can lead to diseases known as enhanceropathies, which need more research to understand specific mechanisms.
  • This study focuses on AANCR, a noncoding RNA related to the APOE gene in Alzheimer's Disease, showing that it plays a vital role in regulating APOE expression and influencing inflammation in brain cells called astrocytes.
  • By identifying how AANCR is activated and its effects, the research suggests it could be a valuable target for developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.
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  • Synthetic chemists are interested in converting common C(sp)-H bonds into 3D chiral structures for various applications.
  • A new method, named asymmetric paired electrolysis, allows for efficient and sustainable alkylation of sulfonylimines using C(sp)-H functionalization, achieving yields up to 88%.
  • This process produces enantioenriched chiral amines with high selectivity, while also simplifying the oxidation of phenols by reducing their required oxidation potentials through in situ generated amines.
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Iron overload can lead to oxidative stress and intestinal damage and happens frequently during blood transfusions and iron supplementation. However, how iron overload influences intestinal mucosa remains unknown. Here, the aim of current study was to investigate the effects of iron overload on the proliferation and differentiation of intestinal stem cells (ISCs).

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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most devastating diabetic microvascular complications. It has previously been observed that iron metabolism levels are abnormal in diabetic patients. However, the mechanism by which iron metabolism levels affect DN is poorly understood.

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Objective: To identify the effect of hyperbaric oxygen combined with folic acid on clinical efficacy and cognitive function in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), and to analyze the risk factors affecting efficacy.

Methods: Data from 108 elderly patients with CSVD (homocysteine (Hcy) > 10 μmol/L) treated in The First Hospital of Yulin from February 2019 to February 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 50 patients treated with folic acid were set as the control group (CG), and the remaining 58 patients treated with additional hyperbaric oxygen therapy were in the study group (SG).

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Purpose: Physiological changes during pregnancy can affect antiretroviral drug processes and further influence drug efficacy and safety. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling offers a unique modality to predict PK in pregnant women. The objective of this study was to establish a PBPK modeling of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in pregnant women, to provide a reference for the clinical use of TDF.

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Iron homeostasis disorder is associated with the imbalance of lipid metabolism, while the specific interaction remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effect of a high-iron diet on lipid metabolism in mice. The C57BL/6 mice were fed with a normal diet (WT) or a high-iron diet (WT + Fe) for 12 weeks.

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Background: m6A-related lncRNAs have demonstrated great potential tumor diagnostic and therapeutic targets. The goal of this work was to find m6A-regulated lncRNAs in osteosarcoma patients.

Method: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was used to retrieve RNA sequencing and medical information from osteosarcoma sufferers.

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Iron exerts significant influences on glucose metabolism. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying disordered glucose response remains largely unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of dietary iron on hepatic gluconeogenesis in mice and in rat liver-derived cells.

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Objective: Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) is a condition of hypercortisolism caused by non-pituitary tumors secreting ACTH. Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumor as a rare cause of ectopic ACTH syndrome was reported scarcely. We aimed to report a patient diagnosed with EAS caused by an appendiceal neuroendocrine tumor and summarized characteristics of these similar cases reported before.

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miRNAs are small noncoding RNAs that may contribute to common diseases through epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Little is known regarding the role of miRNAs in type 2 diabetes (T2D). We performed miRNA sequencing and transcriptomic profiling of peripheral monocytes from the longitudinal Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) (N = 1,154).

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Selective hydrogenation of epoxides would be a direct and powerful approach for alcohol synthesis, but it has proven to be elusive. Here, electrochemically epoxide hydrogenation using electrons and protons as reductants is reported. A wide range of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols can be achieved through selective Markovnikov or anti-Markovnikov ring opening in the absence of transition metals.

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Dysregulation in iron metabolism is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic diseases, whereas the underlying mechanisms of imbalanced glycolipid metabolism are still obscure. Here, we demonstrated that iron overload protected mice from obesity both with normal diets (ND) or high-fat diets (HFD). In iron-overload mice, the body fat was significantly decreased, especially when fed with HFD, excessive iron mice gained 15% less weight than those without iron supplements.

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Herein, a fast, scalable, and transition-metal-free borylation of alkyl halides (X = I, Br, Cl) enabled by electroreduction is reported. This process provides an efficient and practical access to primary, secondary, and tertiary boronic esters at a high current. More than 70 examples, including the late-stage borylation of natural products and drug derivatives, are furnished at room temperature, thereby demonstrating the broad utility and functional-group tolerance of this protocol.

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Iron plays a vital role in the metabolism of adipose tissue. On the one hand, iron is essential for differentiation, endocrine, energy supply and other physiological functions of adipocytes. Iron homeostasis affects the progression of many chronic metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Background: Most patients including health care workers (HCWs) survived the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), however, knowledge about the sequelae of COVID-19 after discharge remains limited.

Methods: A prospectively observational 3-month follow-up study evaluated symptoms, dynamic changes of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) IgG and IgM, lung function, and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of survivors of COVID-19 after discharge at Wuhan Union Hospital, China.

Results: Seventy-six survivors (55 females) with a mean age of 41.

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Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the revised Risk Analysis Index (RAI-rev), administrative Risk Analysis Index (RAI-A), cancer-corrected Risk Analysis Index [RAI-rev (cancer-corrected)], and 5-variable modified Frailty Index for predicting 30-day morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing high-risk surgery.

Background: There are several frailty composite measures, but none have been evaluated for predicting morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing high-risk surgery.

Methods: Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, we performed a retrospective study of patients who underwentcolectomy/proctectomy, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), pancreaticoduodenectomy, lung resection, or esophagectomy from 2006 to 2017.

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Tobacco smoke exposure contributes to the global burden of communicable and chronic diseases. To identify immune cells affected by smoking, we use single-cell RNA sequencing on peripheral blood from smokers and nonsmokers. Transcriptomes reveal a subpopulation of (CD16)-expressing Natural Killer (NK)-like CD8 T lymphocytes that increase in smokers.

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A facile one-step reaction of [60]fullerene with cinnamaldehydes and amines promoted by magnesium perchlorate/ferric perchlorate under air conditions afforded a series of rare amino-substituted cyclopentafullerenes in moderate to good yields. Stereoselectivity was readily achieved. Secondary amines exclusively produced N,N-disubstituted cyclopentafullerenes as cis isomers, while arylamines gave N-monosubstituted cyclopentafullerenes with a preference of cis isomers as major products.

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In this paper, a class of discrete Hopfield-type neural networks with time delays is consid-ered. Sufficient and necessary conditions for global attractivity and stability of the equilibrium of the discrete Hopfield-type neural networks are given by using a class of n-dimensional nonlinear algebraic equations and M-matrix theory.

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Placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) is a routine procedure in major surgery and intensive care unit, acute severe complications associated with CVC-lead large thrombosis is rare. Current protocols and recommendations for clinical practice are not including tip confirmation in the right atrium and postprocedural scanning for complications. The tip position carries the risk of migration and thrombosis, customarily used ultrasound is less suitable for identifying the superior vena cava and right atrium.

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Prolonged or repeated exposure to ketamine, a common anesthetic in pediatrics, has been shown to induce neurotoxicity and long-term neurocognitive deficits in the developing brain. Therefore, identification of potential therapeutic targets for preventing or alleviating such neurodegeneration and neuroapoptosis induced by ketamine is urgently needed. Remote ischemic preconditioning of the limb provides neuroprotection in different models of cerebral injury.

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  • Lung ischemia and reperfusion injury (LIRI) leads to issues like excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and inflammation, which can worsen lung health.
  • The study aimed to test if a specific drug, GKT137831 (which inhibits certain Nox enzymes), could reduce LIRI damage in mice and determine the minimum effective dose.
  • Results showed that a 5.0 mg/kg dose of the Nox inhibitor significantly reduced lung injury and inflammation markers after LIRI, suggesting it can help protect lung tissue from this type of damage.
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