Publications by authors named "Weiqi Ling"

Traumatic arthritis is caused by mechanical injury and results in the degeneration of articular cartilage, but it is unclear whether it is related to the pyroptosis of chondrocyte (CHs). Thus, this study was designed to investigate the role of GSDMD, the executor of pyroptosis, in the human cartilage during mechanical injury. We collected the human hip joint and used a loading apparatus to produce compression on the cartilage disc.

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The dysregulation of circular RNAs (circRNAs) has been identified in various human diseases. Here, we probed into the potential mechanism of circRNA_0092516 in osteoarthritis (OA). The expression of circRNA_0092516 was tested by quantitative real-time PCR.

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Recently, there has been an increasing interest in combined adductor canal block (ACB) with periarticular anesthetic injection (PAI) as a technique to control postoperative pain in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study evaluated the analgesic efficacy and safety of the combined therapy for early postoperative pain treatment after TKA. From the inception to July 2018, two independent investigators used the following electronic databases to search existing literature: PubMed, Embase, Medline, and Web of Science.

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Backgroud: Osteoporosis is one of the bone-metabolic diseases associated with decreased bone renewal and bone mineral density. β-aminoisobutyric acid (BAIBA), a natural thymine catabolite, can reduce inflammation in skeletal muscle and alleviate hepatic endoplasmic reticulum stress. However, the roles of BAIBA in osteoblast proliferation and differentiation remain largely unknown.

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Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is terrible damage resulting in the deficiencies and necrosis of neurology and causes infinite inconvenience to sufferers. The therapy of SCI still meets a larger number of problems. Therefore, the underlying mechanism and novel therapy of acute SCI (ASCI) are urgent to explore.

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Paraplegia was reported after occlusion of the segmental vessels during anterior spinal surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of occlusion of the segmental vessels on the somatosensory-evoked potential (SEP) monitoring and analyze its potential risk for cord ischemia. Thirty-one patients with thoracic scoliosis underwent anterior spinal surgery.

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