Publications by authors named "Wenxuan Ji"

Fructose 1,6-diphosphatase 1 (FBP1) is an enzyme involved in gluconeogenesis and glycolysis inhibition. Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells, and antigens presented to T cells activate the immune response. FBP1 inhibits the development of several tumors, and high FBP1 expression inhibits the proliferation, migration, and invasion of lung cancer cells.

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Snake gourd is a seasonal vegetable with a high water content and medicinal value, but the short harvest period limits the large-scale application of snake gourd. Therefore, the effects of freeze-thaw pretreatment (FT) combined with hot air (HD) on the drying characteristics, active ingredients and bioactivities of snake gourd were investigated. The results showed that FT pretreatment reduced browning and shortened the drying time by 44%; the Page model was the best fit for describing the drying process.

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Ceria nanoparticles (CeO NPs) have become popular materials in biomedical and industrial fields due to their potential applications in anti-oxidation, cancer therapy, photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, sensors, etc. Many methods, including gas phase, solid phase, liquid phase, and the newly proposed green synthesis method, have been reported for the synthesis of CeO NPs. Due to the wide application of CeO NPs, concerns about their adverse impacts on human health have been raised.

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Purpose: This study aimed to determine the influence of on kidney injury in rats with diabetic nephropathy (DN) and its causal role.

Methods: A DN rat model was established through right kidney resection and intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ). Sham rats did not undergo right kidney resection or STZ injection.

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Cluster analysis of 3D head shapes plays a crucial role in the mass customization design of products related to the head. Head shapes exhibit variations across different races, and designing helmets exclusively for Chinese individuals cannot solely rely on or reference foreign head models. Currently, research on cluster analysis of Chinese head shapes is limited, especially concerning shape variances.

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Chitinase is a kind of glycoside hydrolase which is widely distributed in nature and encoded by multiple genes to catalyze the decomposition of chitin, which plays an important role in the molting and pathogen defense of crustaceans. However, the research on chitinase in crustaceans is mainly focused on a few species with economic value. In this study, full-length cDNA sequences of the , and genes were cloned from the mudflat crab by RACE, and the sequences were analyzed.

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Although carbon dots (CDs) as fluorescent sensors have been widely exploited, multi-component detection using CDs without tedious surface modification is always a challenging task. Here, two kinds of nitrogen-doped CDs (NCD-m and NCD-o) based on soluble starch (SS) as carbon source were prepared through one-pot hydrothermal process using m-phenylenediamine and o-phenylenediamine as nitrogenous dopant respectively. Through fluorescence "on-off" mechanism of CDs, NCD-m and NCD-o could be used as a fluorescence sensor for detection of Fe and Ag with LOD of 0.

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Although fluorescence sensors based on carbon dots (CDs) have been developed widely, multicomponent detection using CDs without extra and tedious surface modification remains a challenge. Here, the crude carbon nanoparticles (CPs) as a fluorescence sensor were prepared through one-pot hydrothermal process using orange peel as the precursor. The method was simple, rapid, economical, and eco-friendly given that such extra steps as dialysis and lyophilization were not required.

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To synthesize aristolochic acid (AA)-2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-monophosphate (dGp) adducts in vitro and develop a novel method for the characterization of the adducts using multiple mass spectrometric techniques. AA was incubated with dGp in vitro using either enzymatic activation (by xanthine oxidase) or chemical activation (by zinc) to synthesize AA-dGp adducts, and the reaction conditions were optimized. Crude extracts were analyzed by techniques of liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and high accuracy mass data and isotope pattern of super high resolution Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICRMS).

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