Publications by authors named "Xi-Xiang Li"

Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH) is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly men, with lower urinary tract symptoms as the main manifestation, severely affecting the quality of life of patients. The pathogenesis of BPH is not yet fully understood, and there are still some challenges and limitations in western medicine treatment for BPH. Therefore, finding new and more effective treatment strategies is urgent.

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Vegetables, as indispensable non-staple foods in people's daily diet, provide a variety of essential vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, as well as special phytochemicals, which are recognized as functional components for human nutritional balance or medicinal purposes [...

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Ligustilide is the main active component of the volatile oil from Angelica sinensis and Ligusticum chuanxiong in the Umbelliferae family. It is a phthalein compound with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, anti-tumor, anti-atherosclerosis, neuroprotective, and other pharmacological effects. It can improve the permeability of the blood-brain barrier and has important potential in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and other nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, and depression.

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  • The Xishuangbanna (XIS) cucumber is a unique semiwild variety with distinct agronomic traits, and researchers used Nanopore sequencing technology to assemble a high-quality genome for the landrace XIS49.
  • A comparison with the Chinese Long (CL) variety identified over 10,000 structural variations, confirming key traits related to spine, tubercle, and carpel number in XIS49.
  • Two quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for hypocotyl elongation under low light were fine-mapped: SH3.1, linked to the Phytochrome B gene, and SH6.1, linked to a zinc finger protein, displaying how specific genetic elements influence cucumber growth in
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Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) originated from the South Asian subcontinent, and most of them are fragile to cold stress. In this study, we evaluated the cold tolerance of 115 cucumber accessions and screened out 10 accessions showing high resistance to cold stress.

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Oncogene HER2 is amplified in 20%-25% of human breast cancers and 6.1%-23.0% of gastric cancers, and HER2-directed therapy significantly improves the outcome for patients with HER2-positive cancers.

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Background: Barbarea vulgaris is a wild cruciferous plant and include two distinct types: the G- and P-types named after their glabrous and pubescent leaves, respectively. The types differ significantly in resistance to a range of insects and diseases as well as glucosinolates and other chemical defenses. A high-density linkage map was needed for further progress to be made in the molecular research of this plant.

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Objective: To optimize the preparation technology of Shangke Jiefu lotion.

Methods: The extraction process was optimized by orthogonal test, with water addition, extraction times and time used for extraction as factors of investigation. In refined process test, alcohol precipitation concentration, time, and the relative density of extract were studied.

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Objective: To optimize extraction condition of degumming from flax seed by the response surface method.

Methods: The central composite design-response surface method selected the best technology and forecasting analysis with the ratio of material to liquid, sodium chloride dosage, soaks time as the independent variable and flax seed dry rubber weight for the dependent variable, through to the level of the independent variable multiple linear regression and binomial fitting.

Results: The optimum process condition was as follows: ratio of liquid to materials was 37:1, sodium chloride dosage was 2 g, soaks time was 120 min.

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We examined salt tolerance responsive genes in Pak-choi under salt stress and analyze their potential function. The mRNA differential display was used to screen the transcript derived fragments (TDFs) related to salinity tolerance in tolerant and moderately tolerant Pak-choi germplasm. Seventy-eight primer combinations generated 101 differential cDNA fragments, which were divided into 10 expression types.

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