Publications by authors named "Xuepeng Zhu"

An imbalance in the macrophage phenotype is closely related to various inflammatory diseases. Here, we discovered that gypenoside LXXV (GP-75), a type of saponin from , can reprogram M1-like macrophages into M2-like ones. On a mechanistic level, GP-75 inhibits NF-κB-COX2 signaling by targeting the glucocorticoid receptor (GR).

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BACKGROUND Hepatic cystic echinococcosis (HCE) is a frequently overlooked parasitic liver disease, for which the commonly recommended treatment is radical resection. However, this approach is often associated with severe comorbidities such as HBV/HCV, cirrhosis, and hepatic carcinoma, among others. CASE REPORT In this report, we present a case successfully managed by ex vivo liver resection and autologous liver transplantation (ELRA).

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A method using UPLC-HRMS has been developed for a rapid, simultaneous qualitative and quantitative analysis of twenty-five ginsenosides. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a C analytical column with an elution gradient comprising 0.1% aqueous formate/acetonitrile as the mobile phase.

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To perform a meta-analysis to help resolve the controversy of whether the Angiogenin (ANG) rs11701 polymorphism is associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) risk. A literature search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang and SinoMed was conducted for eligible studies published up to Jun 5, 2015. The strength of the association between the polymorphism and ALS susceptibility was estimated by odds ratio (OR) and associated 95 % confidence interval (CI).

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The study purpose is to perform a meta-analysis to help resolve the debate of whether the Angiogenin (ANG) K17I variant is associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) risk in Caucasian. Three literature databases were searched for eligible studies published up to January 8, 2015: PubMed, Embase and Web of Science using the following search terms: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS and Angiogenin or ANG. Five eligible articles were identified, which reported 6 case-control studies and a total of 2326 cases and 3799 controls.

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Purpose: To perform a meta-analysis to help resolve the controversy of whether the ATP13A2 A746T variant is associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) susceptibility in Han Chinese.

Methods: Six literature databases were searched for case-control studies published up to October 2014: Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang and SinoMed.

Results: Five eligible articles were identified, which reported six case-control studies and a total of 1703 cases and 2050 controls.

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