Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
January 2025
Purpose: Cardiac inflammation is a basic pathological process of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Inflammatory response is closely related to pyroptosis, which is a recently identified programmed cell death type. Curcumin (CUR) is a polyphenol extracted from turmeric and has been reported to be crucial in alleviating pyroptosis in DCM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cardiac homing peptide (CHP) engineered bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSc) derived exosomes (B-exo) loaded miRNA-499a-5p on doxorubicin (DOX) induced cardiotoxicity.
Methods: miRNA chip analysis was used to analyze the differences between DOX induced H9c2 cells and control group. CHP engineering was performed on BMMSc derived exosomes to obtain C-B-exo.
As an important measure to reduce carbon emissions, carbon emission trading policy has been widely concerned and implemented around the world. The emission reduction effect of carbon emission trading policy has become a hot topic in theoretical researches and empirical explorations. Hence, this study aims to discuss the impact of the implementation of carbon emission trading policy on the reduction of carbon emissions, as well as the potential influencing paths and mechanisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndothelial cells (ECs) are widely distributed inside the vascular network, forming a vital barrier between the bloodstream and the walls of blood vessels. These versatile cells serve myriad functions, including the regulation of vascular tension and the management of hemostasis and thrombosis. Inflammation constitutes a cascade of biological responses incited by biological, chemical, or physical stimuli.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale: Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) - the most common form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis - occurs rarely, and manifestations with only rib and clavicle involvement are extremely rare. EG symptoms often include pain, swelling, and soft tissue mass. The clinical diagnosis of bone EG is complex, and the differential diagnosis includes Ewing sarcoma, tuberculosis, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, primary bone malignancy, and other osteolytic lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sandhoff disease (SD, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: 268800) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by variants of the β-hexosaminidase B (HEXB) gene (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: 606873). The HEXB gene has been mapped to chromosome 5q13 and contains 14 exons. The symptoms of SD include progressive weakness, intellectual disability, visual and hearing impairment, exaggerated startle response, and seizures; the patients usually die before the age of 3 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cough variant asthma (CVA), also called concealed asthma or allergic asthma, is the most common cause of chronic cough in children. The disorder is mainly characterized by a nonproductive dry cough associated with a high recurrence rate that is conventionally treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medications, cough suppressants, or expectorants. For millennia, Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been used widely in China to treat pediatric CVA cases, although high-quality evidence of CHM efficacy is lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSince the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, China has adopted a zero-clearing policy under closed control. It is rather common for residents who are quarantined at home to buy fresh agricultural products online, when COVID-19 spread in big cities. Many e-commerce platforms are trying to develop online shopping channels for fresh agricultural products.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Xia-Gibbs syndrome (XGS, OMIM: 615829), caused by mutations within the AT-Hook DNA-binding motif-containing protein 1 () gene (OMIM: 615790), located on the short arm of chromosome 1 within the cytogenetic band 1p36.11, contains five noncoding 5 exons, a single 4.9-kb coding exon, and a noncoding 3 exon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cough variant asthma in children is a special type of asthma. Although there are many effective cases of combined acupuncture and western medicine in the clinical treatment of this kind of children, there is no standardized acupuncture combined with western medicine to evaluate the curative effect. Therefore, combined with existing reports, a systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture combined with montelukast sodium in the treatment of cough variant asthma in children were carried out to obtain conclusive results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
January 2019
We investigated the expression of reticulocalbin-1 (RCN1) and its prognostic significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). RCN1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemical analysis with tissue microarrays in NSCLC tissues and matched adjacent noncancerous tissues. Furthermore, quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot were also used to examine the expression of RCN1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common illness; however, comprehensive studies of hospitalizations for CAP among children in China based on prospective and multicenter data collection are limited. The aim of this investigation was to determine the respiratory pathogens responsible for CAP in hospitalized children. From January to December 2015, oropharyngeal swabs and blood serum were collected from hospitalized children with CAP symptoms ranging in age from 6 months to 14 years at 10 hospitals across China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHenoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis mediated by autologous immune complex. Animal models of HSP are scarce. Here, we describe the characteristics of HSP rabbit model in the acute and recovery phase.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHenoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a common systemic vasculitis in children. Animal models of HSP are needed to better understand the mechanism of HSP. Here, we investigated hematologic and immunologic profiles in HSP rat and rabbit models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: This study examined the protective effects of total saponins from Ornithogalum saundersiae (Liliaceae) on D-galactosamine (D-GalN) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced fulminant hepatic failure.
Materials And Methods: Total saponins of Ornithogalum saundersiae (Liliaceae) (OC) were prepared with ethyl alcohol extract from bulbs of the plant. Mice were given an intraperitoneal injection of D-GalN (700 mg/kg)/LPS (10 μg/kg).
Aim: To search for novel antiasthmatic agents.
Methods: Coupling seratrodast (SD), an antiasthmatic drug, with several different types of NO donors including oxatriazoles, N-hydroxyguanidines and furoxans; evaluating the antiasthmatic effects of coupled compounds by determining their inhibitory activity of guinea pig asthma induced by acetylcholine and histamine; and assessing NO releasing ability.
Results: Nine novel target compounds (I1-9) were synthesized, and their structures were established by IR, NMR, MS and elemental analysis.