Publications by authors named "Xiang-Rui Li"

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  • Aging leads to increased risk of chronic diseases and higher mortality rates, with a focus on how intrinsic reproductive factors influence phenotypic aging in women.
  • The study analyzed data from over 14,000 women, using advanced statistical methods to explore the connections between reproductive history and accelerated aging (PhenoAgeAccel).
  • Results indicated that delayed menarche and gynecological surgeries were linked to faster aging, while having children slightly reduced this effect; additionally, lifestyle factors also played a significant role in these relationships, especially between premenopausal and postmenopausal women.*
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In the presence of a thiyl radical species, the catalytic Markovnikov thiol-ene reaction is challenging because it prefers to proceed via a radical pathway, thereby leading to -Markovnikov selectivity. In this work, a rare example of thiyl radical engaged in Markovnikov thiol-ene reaction enabled by cobalt catalysis is reported. This protocol features the avoidance of unique oxidants, exclusive regioselectivity, and broad substrate scope.

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Malnutrition is a common comorbidity among patients with cancer. However, no nutrition-screening tool has been recognized in this population. A quick and easy screening tool for nutrition with high sensitivity and easy-to-use is needed.

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Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common malignant cancers worldwide, and its development is influenced by inflammation, nutrition, and the immune status. Therefore, we combined C-reactive protein (CRP), albumin, and lymphocyte, which could reflect above status, to be the CRP-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index, and evaluated its association with overall survival (OS) in patients with CRC.

Methods: The clinicopathological and laboratory characteristics of 1260 patients with CRC were collected from the Investigation on Nutrition Status and Clinical Outcome of Common Cancers (INSCOC) study.

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Background: Changes in body composition and systemic inflammation are important characteristics of cancer cachexia. This multi-centre retrospective study aimed to explore the prognostic value of the combination of body composition and systemic inflammation in patients with cancer cachexia.

Methods: The modified advanced lung cancer inflammation index (mALI), which combines body composition and systemic inflammation, was defined as appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) × serum albumin/neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.

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The epidemic of avian coccidiosis seriously threatens the animals' welfare and the economic gains of the poultry industry. Widespread in avian coccidiosis, () could obviously impair the production performance of the infected chickens. So far, few effective vaccines targeting have been reported, and the nanovaccines composed of nanospheres captured our particular attention.

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Background: Systemic inflammation and water composition are important factors affecting cancer prognosis. This study aimed to explore the association between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and intracellular water/total body water (ICW/TBW) ratio and overall survival (OS) in colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: This multicenter, prospective cohort included 628 patients with CRC between June 2012 and December 2019.

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Background: Inflammation is involved in the progression and prognosis of cancer because it can affect the physical status and prognosis of patients. Among numerous systemic inflammatory markers, the optimal prognostic indicator of older adults with cancer is still unclear. We aimed to identify an ideal inflammatory immune marker in older adults with cancer and assess the survival outcome combined with eastern cooperative oncology group performance status (ECOG PS).

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Given the central role of dendritic cells (DCs) in directing cell-mediated immunity, this study investigated the capability of Eimeria tenella 14-kDa phosphohistidine phosphatase (EtPHP14) to mature chicken DCs and initiate DC-induced T cell immunity. With the aim of identifying novel protective Eimeria antigen, EtPHP14 gene was successfully cloned and EtPHP14 recombinant protein (rEtPHP14) was expressed in Escherichia coli expression system. rEtPHP14 binding was identified on the surface of chicken DCs by Immunofluorescence assay.

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Background: It is uncommon for young children to suffer an intercondylar fracture of the distal humerus. Although many approaches have been described to manage, there is no specific and accepted treatment protocol for such fracture patterns. This study aimed to identify the incidence of intercondylar fracture of the distal humerus in the pediatric population and report the clinical outcome of external fixation and percutaneous pinning in such injury patterns.

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Objectives: Cancer cachexia is a systemic paraneoplastic phenomenon involving multiple organs, including the liver. Total bilirubin (TBIL) is an easily obtained blood biomarker that reflects liver homeostasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of serum TBIL in patients with cancer cachexia.

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The infections of chicken coccidiosis impact the welfare of chickens and the economical production of poultry. is ubiquitous in chicken coccidiosis, and infection can significantly affect the productivity of birds. Up to now, few efficient vaccines against have been reported, whereas the recombinant subunit vaccines delivered by nanomaterials may elicit an encouraging outcome.

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  • Haemonchus contortus proteins Hc-ARF1 and Hc-HCA59 are crucial in regulating immune responses in host cells, but their protective effectiveness remains largely unexplored.
  • Researchers combined recombinant Hc-HCA59 and Hc-ARF1 proteins with PLGA nanoparticles to test their protective potential against H. contortus in goats.
  • Results showed significant increases in immune markers and a notable decrease in worm burdens and fecal eggs in the group receiving the combined proteins, indicating their potential as candidates for developing nano vaccines against goat haemonchosis.
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Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is among the most prevalent malignancies worldwide. Previous studies have shown that the status of inflammation, nutrition and immune are closely related to overall survival (OS) of patients with NSCLC, but little is known about their interactive and combined roles. Hence, we chose glucose to lymphocyte ratio (GLR) and modified Glasgow Prognosis Score (mGPS) as prognostic factors and assessed the prognostic values of them for patients with NSCLC.

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Background: Body water measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) predicts the outcomes of many diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between body water and the prognosis of cancer patients with sarcopenia.

Methods: This study employed 287 cancer patients with sarcopenia underwent BIA from a prospective multicenter study of patients with cancer in China from 2013 to 2020.

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Objective: The levels of platelet-related inflammation indicators and sarcopenia have been reported to affect the survival of patients with cancer. To evaluate the prognostic influence of platelet count (PLT), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII), and SII combined with sarcopenia on the survival of patients with gastric cancer (GC).

Methods: A total of 1133 patients with GC (812 male and 321 female, average age: 59.

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With a worldwide distribution, Eimeria spp. could result in serious economic losses to the poultry industry. Due to drug resistance and residues, there are no ideal drugs and vaccines against Eimeria spp.

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Caused by , toxoplasmosis has aroused great threats to public health around the world. So far, no effective vaccine or drug is commercially available, and the demands for a safe and effective therapeutic strategy have become more and more urgent. In the current study, we constructed a DNA vaccine encoding ribosomal P2 protein (TgP2) and denoted as TgP2-pVAX1 plasmid.

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Objective: Systemic inflammation and malnutrition are correlated with cancer sarcopenia and have deleterious effects on oncological outcomes. However, the combined effect of inflammation and malnutrition in patients with cancer sarcopenia remains unclear.

Methods: We prospectively collected information on 1,204 patients diagnosed with cancer sarcopenia.

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  • Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP6) is crucial for the trehalose biosynthesis pathway and its accumulation in the body harms the pathogen Haemonchus contortus, although little is known about TPP6 from this parasite.
  • The study involved cloning the HcGOB gene from H. contortus and expressing the rHcGOB protein, followed by assessing its transcription during various developmental stages and its effects on goat immune cells (PBMCs).
  • Results indicated that HcGOB is most active in eggs and infective larvae, binds to PBMCs, and modulates immune responses by activating certain pathways while suppressing others, highlighting its potential as a vaccine
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Background: This study was sought to report the prevalence of malnutrition in elderly patients with cancer. Validate the predictive value of the nutritional assessment tool (Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form, PG-SGA SF) for clinical outcomes and assist the therapeutic decision.

Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a multicentric, observational cohort study.

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Background: Systemic inflammation and cachexia are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly patients with cancer. The survival outcomes of elderly patients with cancer cachexia (EPCC) with high inflammation and a high risk of mortality are unknown. This study aimed to investigate the impact of high inflammation on the prognosis of EPCC patients with high mortality.

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  • Malnutrition is prevalent among elderly cancer patients and correlates with negative health outcomes, with this study reporting malnutrition rates of 55.02% (CONUT), 58.70% (NRI), and 11.65% (PNI) among 1,494 participants.
  • The study found that poorer nutritional status is linked to older age, lower body mass index (BMI), reduced hand grip strength, and advanced tumor stages, impacting overall survival and quality of life (QoL).
  • Malnutrition significantly increases the risk of all-cause mortality, with malnourished individuals facing higher mortality incidence rates across the three scoring systems, further enhancing the predictive power of traditional cancer staging systems.
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Background: Systemic inflammation and cachexia are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly patients with cancer. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a simple and useful tool to assess these conditions, but its predictive ability for elderly patients with cancer cachexia (EPCC) is unknown.

Methods: This multicentre cohort study included 746 EPCC with an average age of 72.

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Background: Recently, albumin-globulin ratio (AGR), a serological indicator that reflects nutritional status and systemic inflammatory, has been reported to be associated with the prognosis of various cancers. However, there is currently no research report on its relationship with cancer cachexia.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the prognostic value of AGR in patients with cancer cachexia through a multicenter retrospective analysis.

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