Publications by authors named "Xuanhao Fu"

Objective: The limited ability to regenerate axons after spinal cord injury (SCI) is influenced by factors such as astrocyte activation, reactive proliferation, and glial scar formation. The TGF-β/Smad (transforming growth factor-β/mothers against decapentaplegic homolog) pathway, associated with astrocytic scarring, plays a crucial role in recovery post-injury. This study aims to investigate how icariin (ICA) interacts with reactive astrocytes in the treatment of spinal cord injury.

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Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in irreversible neurological impairment. After SCI, Ferritinophagy-induced free iron released from ferritin can lead to extensive lipid peroxidation and aggravate neurological damage. NRF2/HO-1 pathway is to endow cells with a protective effect against oxidative stress, and it plays an important role in the transcriptional activation of a series of antioxidant and detoxification genes.

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Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objectives: To explore the relationship between lumbar spine muscle mass and lumbar pelvic sagittal parameters in patients with degenerative scoliosis.

Methods: This study included ADS patients who were treated in our hospital from 2019 to 2023.

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Due to the complex pathological mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease (AD), its treatment remains a challenge. One of the major difficulties in treating AD is the difficulty for drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Low-intensity ultrasound (LIUS) is a novel type of ultrasound with neuromodulation function.

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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious condition that results in irreparable nerve damage and severe loss of motor or sensory function. Resveratrol (3,4',5-trihy- droxystilbene) is a naturally occurring plant-based polyphenol that has demonstrated powerful antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic pharmaceutical properties in previous studies. In the central nervous system, it promotes neuronal recovery and protects residual function.

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  • Adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) is a painful 3D spinal deformity that is influenced by the condition of the paraspinal muscles (PSMs), but details on its degenerative features are limited.
  • This study analyzed ADS patients from 2018 to 2022, measuring muscle volume (MV) and fat infiltration (FI) in PSMs using 3D imaging alongside spinal assessments through X-ray.
  • Results showed significant differences in MV and FI between men and women, with the PSMs displaying varying degeneration linked to the severity of scoliosis as indicated by Cobb angle measurements.
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Objective: Epimedium (EPI) is a common Chinese herb with neuroprotective effects against a variety of central nervous system disorders, especially spinal cord injury (SCI). In this study, we performed network pharmacology and molecular docking analyses to reveal the mechanism underlying EPI treatment of SCI, then validated its efficacy using animal models.

Methods: The active ingredients and targets of EPI were screened by Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP) and their targets annotated on the UniProt platform.

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Introduction: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common operation for spinal surgery to treat a variety of cervical diseases. The postoperative infection rate of this procedure is extremely low, and adjacent segments are rarely involved. Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disease that affects the spine in less than 1% of cases and is more common in the thoracolumbar and rarely cervical spine.

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Spinal cord injury is a severe central nervous system injury that results in the permanent loss of motor, sensory, and autonomic functions below the level of injury with limited recovery. The pathological process of spinal cord injury includes primary and secondary injuries, characterized by a progressive cascade. Secondary injury impairs the ability of the mitochondria to maintain homeostasis and leads to calcium overload, excitotoxicity, and oxidative stress, further exacerbating the injury.

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  • * Researchers identified 7762 genes with altered expression in zebrafish spinal cords, focusing on those related to axon regeneration and metabolic pathways during recovery.
  • * The study highlights two key genes, clasp2 and h1m, with potential as therapeutic targets for spinal cord injury repair, emphasizing their roles in axon extension and stem cell differentiation.
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Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious condition that can cause physical disability and sensory dysfunction. Cytokines play an extremely important role in the acute phase of SCI. Clarifying the cytokine expression profile is of great importance.

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Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent novel cell death pathway. Deferoxamine, a ferroptosis inhibitor, has been reported to promote spinal cord injury repair. It has yet to be clarified whether ferroptosis inhibition represents the mechanism of action of Deferoxamine on spinal cord injury recovery.

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The complexity of cancer has led to single-target agents exhibiting lower-than-desired clinical efficacy. Drugs with multiple targets provide a feasible option for the treatment of complex tumors. Multitarget anti-angiogenesis agents are among the new generation of anticancer drugs and have shown favorable clinical efficacy.

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Numerous studies have demonstrated promising application of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in drug delivery, diagnosis, and targeted therapy. However, the adverse health effects resulting from intravenous injection of SWNTs are not completely understood. Studies have shown that levels of "pristine" or carboxylated carbon nanotubes are very high in mouse lungs after intravenous injection.

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