Publications by authors named "Xu Zi-Han"

Given the crucial role of abnormal homeostasis in tumor cells for maintaining their growth, it may be more efficient with less effort to develop anti-tumor strategies that target multiple combined mechanisms by disrupting intracellular homeostasis. Here, a copper-based nanoinducer (CGBH NNs) with multiple enzyme-like activities is designed and constructed to induce disulfidptosis-enhanced pyroptosis through disrupting multiple intracellular homeostasis for effective tumor immunotherapy. Within the tumor microenvironment (TME), CGBH NNs can disrupt intracellular glucose homeostasis and inhibit NADPH production, leading to accumulation of cystine, which further blocked the substrate and key enzyme for synthesizing glutathione.

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  • The study assessed the validity of the Chinese version of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13-C) specifically for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury, involving 284 participants from a rehabilitation center and social media.
  • Results indicated that the PAM-13-C had strong internal consistency and reliable test-retest performance, confirming its effectiveness in measuring patient activation.
  • The findings suggest that PAM-13-C is a valid tool for evaluating the engagement of patients with spinal cord injuries in China, with minor floor and ceiling effects reported.
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  • A new cleaning material, Hectorite@NHCO(CH)CH, was developed to effectively detect mycotoxins in yak ghee, particularly high-fat food matrices.
  • * A modified QuEChERS-HPLC-MS/MS method was created to extract mycotoxins from sesame oil in yak ghee, utilizing Hectorite@NHCO(CH)CH to eliminate interfering substances before analysis.
  • * The method demonstrated excellent accuracy and precision, with limits of detection and quantitation ranging from 0.10 to 18.62 μg/kg and up to 62.07 μg/kg, respectively, as well as recoveries between 72.2% and 113.9%.
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Two quinoxaline dyes utilized in copper-electrolyte-based dye-sensitized solar cells (Cu-DSSCs) are theoretically investigated to analyze the impact of alkyl chains on dye performance. The investigation shows that ZS4, known for its record efficiency of up to 13.2 %, exhibits higher electron coupling and fewer binding sites for dye-[Cu(tmby)] interaction compared to ZS5.

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The androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI) enzalutamide (Enz) has shown critical efficacy in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer (PCa). However, the development of drug resistance is a significant factor contributing to mortality in PCa patients. We aimed to explore the key mechanisms of Enz-resistance.

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We aimed to compare the effects of three intensities of treadmill running on exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) in healthy individuals. We anticipated that the primary and secondary changes in pain perception and modulation may differ between running intensities. Sixty-six women were randomly assigned to one of three treadmill running intensities for 35 min: 40% reserved heart rate (HRR), 55% HRR, or 70% HRR.

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Background: Various exercises can attenuate pain perception in healthy individuals and may interact with the descending pain modulation in the central nervous system. However, the analgesic effects of exercise in patients with myofascial pain can be disrupted by the pathological changes during chronic pain conditions. Thus, the exercises targeted on the facilitation of the sensory-motor interaction may have a positive impact on the restoration of the descending pain modulation and the analgesia effects.

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Although introducing an alkoxy group is one of the most popular methods to suppress the interfacial charge recombination process of dye-sensitized solar cells, understanding of its effects is still limited and a microscopic picture of the alkoxy effects is lacking. Two ullazine dyes with distinct alkoxy chains at the donor part are used to investigate the effects of the alkoxy group on the adsorption, dye aggregation and charge recombination process in our study. Different from the usual assumption, we find that alkoxy chains can not only play a shielding role, but can also assist dye adsorption and inhibit the charge recombination process more effectively by covering the TiO surface.

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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have been reported to be associated with the occurrence and progression of multiple cancers, but the role in gastric adenocarcinoma remains poorly understood. The present study aims to uncover potential RBPs associated with the survival of gastric adenocarcinoma, as well as corresponding biologic properties and signaling pathways of these RBPs. RNA sequencing and clinical data of GC were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (n=373) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GSE84437, n=433) database.

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Objective: To investigate the regulation effect of Morusin on stemness phenotype of laryngeal cancer stem cells.

Methods: Separation and detection the proportion of CD133 laryngeal cancer stem cells through flow cytometry; evaluation the self-renewal ability of CD133 laryngeal cancer stem cells by tumor sphere formation assay; exploring the migration ability of CD133 laryngeal cancer stem cells by Transwell assay; analyzing the cytotoxicity of chemotherapy drugs on CD133 laryngeal cancer stem cells by modified MTT assay; detection of the expression levels of stemness associated markers by immunofluorescence staining, RT-qPCR and Western blot. After treatment with different concentrations of Morusin, cells were performed the above experiments for detection the self-renewal ability, migration ability, cytotoxicity resistance and expression of stemness associated markers.

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We examined the effects of five shading treatments (0, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% shading) on chlorophyll content, photosynthetic characteristics, and chlorophyll fluorescence chara-cteristics of four Corydalis species (C. incisa, C. decumbens, C.

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Breast cancer (BCa) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers and leading cause of cancer deaths among females worldwide. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of endogenous regulatory RNAs characterized by circular shape resulting from covalently closed continuous loops that are capable of regulating gene expression at transcription or post-transcription levels. With the unique structures, circRNAs are resistant to exonuclease RNase R and maintain stability more easily than linear RNAs.

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Background: The relationship between environmental factors and allergic rhinitis (AR) has become a focal point recently. However, few studies have investigated the adverse effects of both high relative humidity (RH) and low relative humidity. Moreover, the laged effect and disease burden of RH on AR were also neglected.

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Background: Among non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with acquired T790 M mutation resistance to first-generation epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI), 71% are likely to benefit from osimertinib. There have been several reports about the secondary resistance to osimertinib treatment in T790 M-positive patients, while primary resistance to osimertinib has been rarely reported.

Case Presentation: A 62-year-old Asian male never smoker who presented with stage IV EGFR L858R-positive adenocarcinoma developed EGFR T790 M mutation after 14 months of treatment with erlotinib combined with thoracic radiotherapy as first-line therapy.

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Background: Much of the research has shown an increased risk of psychiatric disorders in association with elevated exposure to air pollution, such as NO, PM and SO. However, few studies investigate the effect of these air pollution on the risk of schizophrenia admissions and the lagged effect among different subgroups.

Methods: A distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) combined with a Poisson generalized linear regression model was applied to analyzing the relationship between schizophrenia and air pollution.

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A lot of high-strength ammonia nitrogen wastewater is generated in the ion-type rare-earth elements hydrometallurgical process. Magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) precipitation was chosen to remove the ammonia nitrogen from the wastewater after Ca2+ was eliminated using Na2CO3 to generate CaCO3 precipitate, because the wastewater contained a lot of Ca2+, and Ca2+ was an important impact factor for MAP precipitation. Central composite design (CCD) is a principal response surface methodology (RSM) used in experimental design.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of Deferasirox on the micro-angiogenesis in narrow pedicle flap through Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition.

Methods: 32 male rats were randomly divided into group I and II which were subdivided into Ia and Ib, IIa and IIb, 8 rats in each group. The rats were administrated intragastrically for 7 days with Deferasirox 100 mg/kg in group Ia and IIa, with the same dose of N.

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