Publications by authors named "Xiang-yuan Jin"

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  • * A retrospective analysis was conducted on 77 patients who underwent U-VATS-P, revealing a mean age of 60.9 years and various perioperative metrics, including a median operative time of 191 minutes and an average postoperative hospital stay of 7.9 days.
  • * While there were no complications related to chest tube malfunction, 10 patients experienced minor issues, including one case of empyema requiring rehospitalization, and several instances of chylothor
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Objective: To evaluate the possible role of alkaloid sinomenine (SIN) on chronic rejection in rat heart transplantation model.

Methods: After a brief course of cyclosporine A (CsA), DA recipients of PVG hearts were treated with placebo, SIN, CsA, or a combination of both drugs. Grafts were analyzed morphometrically and by immuno-histochemistry.

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Objective: To evaluate the effects of the alkaloid sinomenine (SIN), a COX-2 inhibitor, on the acute rejection in heart allografts.

Methods: Forty Wistar rats received the allograft of the hearts of 40 SD rats into the peritoneum. Then the recipients were randomly divided into 2 groups: SIN group, injected with SIN within 24 hours after the operation; and control group, injected with normal saline.

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