Publications by authors named "Xiu-Zhen Lu"
Background: Light at night (LAN) has become a global concern. However, little is known about the effects of bedroom LAN exposure on glucose metabolism markers. We aimed to explore the association between intensity and duration of bedroom LAN exposure with glucose metabolism markers, and the role of circadian-dependent meal timing in these associations.
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- The study aimed to analyze the characteristics of the anterior chamber and angle in Chinese children of different refractive statuses using advanced imaging techniques.
- A total of 383 children were examined, focusing on measurements like anterior chamber depth, width, angle-opening distance, and trabecular-iris space area, and they were categorized into hyperopic, emmetropic, and myopic groups.
- Results showed that myopic children had deeper anterior chambers and wider angles, while girls exhibited shorter axial lengths and shallower anterior chambers compared to boys.
Background: Tooth loss may be a surrogate for systemic health and aging. However, no previous studies have systematically assessed multiple outcomes relevant to aging trajectory in this area, and many important confounders were not adjusted in most previous studies. This study aims to prospectively evaluate the associations of complete tooth loss (edentulism) with broad markers of sarcopenia, cognitive impairment and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Synaptosomal actin dynamics are essential for synaptic structural stability. Whether actin dynamics are involved in structural and functional synaptic plasticity within the primary visual cortex (V1) or behavioral visual acuity in rats has still not been thoroughly investigated.
Methods: Synaptosome preparation and western blot analysis were used to analyze synaptosomal actin dynamics.
Purpose: Accumulating evidence indicates that oxidative stress may play an important role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and its complications. Lycopene, a very potent antioxidant of carotenoids, has received considerable scientific interest in recent years for its potential role in the prevention of oxidative stress-related chronic diseases. This study was undertaken to investigate whether the serum levels of lycopene are altered between type 2 diabetic patients with and without diabetic retinopathy.
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