Publications by authors named "Xiaodan Weng"
Background: Lung cancer is the deadliest and most diagnosed type of cancer worldwide. The 5-year survival rate of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) dropped significantly when tumor stages advanced. Patients who received surgically resecting at the pre-invasive stage had a 5-year survival rate of nearly 100%.
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- * Researchers developed high-flux nanofiltration membranes by incorporating these modified carbon nanotubes into polyamide thin-film composites, resulting in improved water permeability.
- * The optimized membrane exhibited a pure water permeability rate of 15.32 L m(-2) h(-1) bar(-1), which is significantly higher than traditional membranes, while also showing effective salt rejection for various multivalent cations, making it useful for water softening and heavy metal ion removal.
Restenosis is a major complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and is characterized by increased superoxide formation and accumulation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The mechanisms through which peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) modulates the pathological process are incompletely defined. In this study, balloon injury of porcine coronary arteries in vivo and cell scraping model in vitro were used to elucidate the pathway via this molecule.
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