Purpose: The purpose of this study is to improve the diagnostic accuracy of gray zone prostate cancer evaluation by combining the prostate imaging report and data system version 2.1 (PI-RADS V2.1) score with serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND Helenalin is a pseudoguaianolide natural product with anti-cancer activities. This study investigated the underlying mechanism of the anti-prostate cancer effects of helenalin in vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS CCK-8 assay was performed to detect the optimal concentrations of helenalin in DU145 and PC-3 cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomass materials are promising precursors for the production of carbonaceous materials due to their abundance, low cost and renewability. Here, a freestanding wrinkled carbon membrane (WCM) electrode material for flexible supercapacitors (SCs) was obtained from flower petal. The carbon membrane was fabricated by a simple thermal pyrolysis process and further activated by heating the sample in air.
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