Publications by authors named "Xiaxia Liu"

Millions of people worldwide die of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) each year. Although N6-methyladenosine (mA) modification has been reported to regulate the pathogenicity of AML, the mechanisms by which mA induces dysfunctional hematopoietic differentiation in elderly AML patients remain elusive. This study elucidates the mechanisms of the mA landscape and the specific roles of mA regulators in hematopoietic cells of elderly AML patients.

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Inflammation in hair follicles will reduce the effectiveness of minoxidil (MXD) in the treatment of androgen alopecia (AGA) caused by elevated androgen levels. To target multiple physiological and pathological processes in AGA, a novel natural bioactive compound modified transfersomes (MXD-Rg3@TFs) was prepared to replace cholesterol that may disrupt hair growth, with ginsenosides Rg3 (Rg3) that have anti-inflammatory effects on AGA. The effects of MXD, Rg3 and their combination on AGA were evaluated using dihydrotestosterone (DHT) induced human dermal papilla cells (DPCs), and the results showed that the combination of MXD and Rg3 can significantly promote the proliferation, reduce the level of intracellular ROS and inflammatory factors, and inhibit the aging of DHT induced DPCs.

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Objective: To compare the short-term effect and adverse reaction of venetoclax (VEN) combined with azacitidine (AZA) versus "7+3" regimen in newly diagnosed elder patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Methods: From January 2021 to January 2022, the clinical data of seventy-nine newly diagnosed elder patients with AML at the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University and the Shanxi Bethune Hospital were retrospectively analyzed, including VEN+AZA group (41 cases) and "7+3" group (38 cases). The propensity score matching(PSM) method was used to balance confounding factors, then response, overall survival(OS), progressionfree survival(PFS) and adverse reactions between the two groups were compared.

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In order to more effectively monitor and interfere with enemy signals, it is particularly important to accurately and efficiently identify the intercepted signals and estimate their parameters in the increasingly complex electromagnetic environment. Therefore, in non-cooperative situations, it is of great practical significance to study how to accurately detect direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) signals in real time and estimate their parameters. The traditional time-delay correlation algorithm encounters the challenges such as peak energy leakage and false peak interference.

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With the wide application of direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) signals, the comprehensive performance of DSSS communication systems has been continuously improved, making the electronic reconnaissance link in communication countermeasures more difficult. Electronic reconnaissance technology, as the fundamental means of modern electronic warfare, mainly includes signal detection, recognition, and parameter estimation. At present, research on DSSS detection algorithms is mostly based on the correlation characteristics of DSSS signals, and autocorrelation algorithm is the most mature and widely used method in practical engineering.

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Objective: To investigate the expression of mutation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and analyze its clinical characteristics and prognosis.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in 212 patients with AML who were newly diagnosed in the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from January 1th 2018 to June 30th 2021, including 22 patients with mutations as mutation group and 190 patients with wild type [66 cases of them were screened by propensity score matching (PSM), as control group]. The early efficacy and survival between the two groups were compared.

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To resolve the issue of scientific planning and rational layout of different vegetable greenhouses in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, we selected the days of low temperature in winter, sunshine hours, overcast days, extreme minimum temperature, days of monsoon disaster, days of snow cover in production season of greenhouse as the climate zoning indicators, based on ground-based observation data from 119 meteorological stations (1991 to 2020) and the growing demand of leafy and fruity vegetables in greenhouse, combined with the analysis of key meteorological factors in production season and the study of meteorological disaster indicators such as low temperature and cold damage, wind disaster, snow disaster. We analyzed the indices, classification and division of comprehensive climate suitability zoning of leafy and fruity vegetables at various slopes (35°, 40°) of solar greenhouse by the weighted sum method. The results showed that the climatic suitability zoning grades of leafy and fruity vegetables at 35° and 40° slope of greenhouse was highly consistent, and that the greenhouse climate suitability of leafy vegetables was higher than that of fruity vegetables in the same region.

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Polyphyllin B (PPB) is a compound with anti-tumor effects. Nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1 (NEAT1) is a long-stranded noncoding RNA that induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of tumor cells and promotes tumor growth and metastasis. However, the role and mechanism of PPB on melanoma and the correlation between them remain unclear.

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Background: Gaucher disease (GD) is caused by a gene mutation that leads to decreased acid β-glucosidase activity [glucocerebrosidase (GCase)]. This study aimed to identify and characterise compound heterozygous mutations in in a patient with type 1 GD.

Case Summary: Here, we report a rare adult-onset type 1 GD in a 46-year-old female patient with clinical manifestations of giant spleen, thrombocytopenia, and bone pain, diagnosed by enzymatic and genetic testing.

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  • * Researchers employed techniques like HPLC-MS and network pharmacology to uncover 37 active compounds linked to 112 CAD-related targets and identified key signaling pathways including PI3K-Akt and MAPK that DGS may influence.
  • * Results from experiments indicated that DGS significantly enhances the secretion of important molecules for blood vessel function, with Salvianolic acid C highlighted as a key component in promoting angiogenesis and vasodilation in CAD treatment.
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Iron-based anode materials, such as FeO and FeSe have attracted widespread attention for lithium-ion batteries due to their high capacities. However, the capacity decays seriously because of poor conductivity and severe volume expansion. Designing nanostructures combined with carbon are effective means to improve cycling stability.

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  • Three new coordination polymers (CPs) incorporating Cu(II) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized, with distinct structural properties: complex 1 has a three-dimensional structure, complex 2 is layered, and complex 3 features both chain and two-dimensional sub-structures.
  • All three CPs demonstrate efficiency as photocatalysts for degrading methylene blue (MB) dye, with performance dependent on factors like initial dye concentration, catalyst dosage, pH, and hydroxyl (HO) concentration.
  • They maintain excellent structural stability throughout catalytic processes and can be reused multiple times, with hydroxyl radicals and holes identified as the primary active species driving the degradation of MB.
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Objective: To explore the pathogenesis for a SRY-negative male with 46,XX disorder of sex development (DSD).

Methods: Peripheral blood samples of the patient and his family members were subjected to chromosomal karyotyping, routine PCR, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, whole exome sequencing and whole genome sequencing. The data was analyzed with NextGENe software.

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FES1A is a heat shock protein 70 binding protein. Mutation of leads to a defect in thermotolerance of ; however, independent mutants exhibit a range in the extent of thermosensitivity. Here, we found that , a gene adjacent to and encoding a component of transcription factor IIIB, affects the thermosensitivity of mutants.

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LncRNA LINC00974 participates in oral fibrogenesis, indicating possible involvement in other oral diseases. The authors found that LINC00974 was upregulated in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and predicted poor survival. In OSCC tissues, LINC00974 was inversely correlated with miR-122 and positively correlated with RhoA.

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Background: Polydactyly is a phenotypically and genetically highly heterogeneous limb malformation with preaxial, postaxial, and central subtypes. The aim of this study was to identify genetically pathogenic factor in a Chinese nonsyndromic polydactyly family.

Results: Seven family members and 100 healthy controls were recruited, and the genetically pathogenic factor of the polydactyly family was investigated by targeted exome sequencing.

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The TFIIB-related factor (BRF) family plays vital roles in RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcription initiation. However, little is known about the role of BRF in plants. Here, we report BRF1 and BRF2 are involved in Arabidopsis reproduction.

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KEY MESSAGE: (1) The fes1a bag6 double mutant shows an increased short term thermotolerance compared to fes1a. BAG6 is a suppressor of Fes1A; (2) IQ motif is essential to effective performance of BAG6. (3) Calmodulin was involved in signal transduction.

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A one-step growth of triangular silver nanoplates on a large scale is developed by a coordination-based kinetically controlled seeded growth method, with their edge length precisely tuned from 150 nm to 1.5 μm, and surface plasmon resonance extends to full near-infrared.

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This paper describes a simple and convenient procedure to synthesize monodisperse silver (Ag) quasi-nanospheres with size tunable in a range of 19-140 nm through a one-step seeded growth strategy. Acetonitrile was employed as a coordinating ligand of a Ag(I) salt in order to achieve a low concentration of elemental Ag after reduction and thus suppression of new nucleation events. Since the addition of the seeds significantly accelerates the reduction reaction of Ag(I) by ascorbic acid, the reaction kinetics was further delicately balanced by tuning the reaction temperature, which proved to be critical in producing Ag quasi-nanospheres with uniform size and shape.

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