Publications by authors named "Xue-Ping Luo"

Background: A consensus has been reached that carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) screening in immunosuppressed individuals can reduce the incidence of CRE bloodstream infection (BSI).

Methods: We retrospectively studied the clinical data of 395 consecutive HSCT patients from September 2017 to April 2019. From September 2017 to June 2018 (period 1), 200 patients received single CRE screening before transplantation.

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An increasing number of reports identified Candida glabrata (C. glabrata) as the important causative agent of invasive pulmonary fungal infection. However, little is known about immune responses to C.

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The pathogenesis of lung cancer is to be further investigated. Recent reports indicate that phospholipase C ε-1 (PLCE1) is a critical molecule involved in tumour growth. This study aims to investigate the role of PLCE1 in the regulation of apoptosis in lung cancer cells.

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  • * Mice were divided into infected and control groups, and various assays (PCR and ELISA) were performed to analyze cytokine levels and the presence of Th17 cells after infection.
  • * Results showed significantly higher levels of IL-17 and IFN-gamma in infected mice compared to controls, indicating that S. japonicum infection promotes the production of Th17 cells, which secrete certain cytokines but do not express IL-10 or Foxp3.
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