Publications by authors named "Xufu Zhang"

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  • Norovirus (NoV), especially the GII.4 and GII.17 strains, is a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis, making quick and accurate detection crucial for responding to outbreaks.
  • The study developed a method using recombinase-aided amplification and CRISPR-Cas13a technology that allows for the detection of these NoV strains within 40 minutes using a simple setup and can be visually interpreted without specialized equipment.
  • The new detection method demonstrated impressive sensitivity (97.96%) and specificity (100%), with a low detection limit, making it a cost-effective option for low-resource areas, contributing to better public health management and response strategies against NoV outbreaks.
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Introduction: Herd immunity against norovirus (NoV) is poorly understood in terms of its serological properties and vaccine designs. The precise neutralizing serological features of genotype I (GI) NoV have not been studied.

Methods: To expand insights on vaccine design and herd immunity of NoVs, seroprevalence and seroincidence of NoV genotypes GI.

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Wall., as a traditional tea, is popular in Southwest China, but its role in preventing cognitive impairment is unclear. In this study, Wall.

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With the globalization of the world economy and the integration and heterogeneity of cultures, the collision between traditional settlements and local traditional culture, traditional culture and modern culture is gradually reduced. Traditional cultures, traditional settlements, and traditional architectural forms have gradually declined. Therefore, in the context of globalization, people are more concerned about how to recognize, understand, and inherit these traditions and traditional ways of life in the context of today's society and how to combine with the needs of contemporary communities to create an outdoor space suitable for human survival.

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The dried leaves and rhizomes of have been traditionally used as food and medicine. Anti-inflammatory activity-guided phytochemical investigation into the rhizomes of led to the isolation of 17 compounds including 10 neolignans (-, , , , , , , and are new compounds) and seven diarylheptanoids (-) in which - were three pairs of enantiomers. was only one enantiomer and was a racemic mixture.

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Introduction: Noroviruses are the leading cause of viral acute gastroenteritis affecting all age groups. Since 2014, the previous rarely reported GII.P17-GII.

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  • The study focused on characterizing the diversity and antigenic relatedness of various norovirus GI genotypes, particularly during a gastroenteritis outbreak linked to the GI.3 strain.
  • The research compared the phylogenetic relationships, HBGA binding profiles, and immune responses of GI.2, GI.3, and GI.9 strains using mouse and patient serums.
  • Results showed a weak immune response against GI.3 in the general population, contributing to the outbreak, while also revealing potential insights for optimizing norovirus vaccine design based on immunotype groupings.
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Objective To prepare monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against GII.4 norovirus P domain by multiple antigens in an immunization program. Methods BALB/c mice were immunized with the multiple GII.

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Histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) have been found to be important host susceptibility factors or receptors for human rotavirus (RVs) with genotype-specific host ranges, impacting the disease patterns, epidemiology, and strategy development against RV diseases in humans. However, how the glycan factors contribute to RV diversity and host ranges to different animal species remains unclear. In this study using recombinant VP8* proteins as probes to perform glycan array analyses of RVs, we observed a wide range of glycan-binding profiles, including those binding to sialic acid-containing glycans, among group A (RVA) and group C (RVC) RVs that mainly infect different animal species.

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Rotaviruses cause severe gastroenteritis in infants, in which the viruses interact with human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) as attachment and host susceptibility factors. While gastroenteritis outbreaks caused by rotaviruses are uncommon in adolescents, we reported here one that occurred in a middle school in China. Rectal swabs and saliva samples were collected from symptomatic and asymptomatic students, and samples were also collected from the environment.

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Two novel nortriterpenoids together with 7 known compounds were isolated from the fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, X-ray, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Compound 1 is the first example of triterpenoid with a 27 (17 → 12)-abeo-five-ring skeleton.

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A novel GII.17 norovirus variant caused major gastroenteritis epidemics in China in 2014 to 2016. To explore the host immune factors in selection of the emergence of this new variant, we characterized its antigenic relatedness with the GII.

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Rotaviruses are known to recognize human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) as a host ligand that is believed to play an important role in rotavirus host susceptibility and host range. In this study, paired fecal and saliva samples collected from children with viral gastroenteritis, as well as paired serum and saliva samples collected from the general population in south China were studied to evaluate potential association between rotavirus infections and human HBGA phenotypes. Rotavirus was detected in 75 (28%) of 266 fecal samples and P[8] rotaviruses were found to be the predominant genotype.

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During the past norovirus (NoV) epidemic season, a new GII.17 variant emerged as a predominant NoV strain, surpassed the GII.4 NoVs, causing outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in China.

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The recent discovery that human noroviruses (huNoVs) recognize sialic acids (SAs) in addition to histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) pointed to a new direction in studying virus-host interactions during calicivirus infection. HuNoVs remain difficult to study due to the lack of an effective cell culture model. In this study, we demonstrated that Tulane virus (TV), a cultivable primate calicivirus, also recognizes SAs in addition to the previously known TV-HBGA interactions.

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The GII.4 noroviruses (NoVs) are a single genotype that is responsible for over 50% of NoV gastroenteritis epidemics worldwide. However, GII.

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Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most important viral pathogens that cause epidemic acute gastroenteritis. NoVs recognize human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) as receptors or attachment factors. The elucidation of crystal structures of the HBGA-binding interfaces of a number of human NoVs representing different HBGA binding patterns opens a new strategy for the development of antiviral compounds against NoVs through rational drug design and computer-aided virtual screening methods.

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Rotavirus (RV) and norovirus (NoV) are the two most important causes of viral gastroenteritis. While vaccine remains an effective prophylactic strategy, development of other approaches, such as passive immunization to control and treat clinical infection and illness of these two pathogens, is necessary. Previously we demonstrated that high titers of NoV-specific IgY were readily developed by immunization of chickens with the NoV P particles.

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Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of epidemic acute gastroenteritis affecting millions of people worldwide. Understanding of NoV remains limited due to the lack of a cell culture system and small animal models. Currently, there are no effective vaccines or antivirals against NoVs.

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Noroviruses (NoVs) are the leading cause of viral acute gastroenteritis affecting people of all ages worldwide. The disease is difficult to control due to its widespread nature and lack of an antiviral or vaccine. NoV infection relies on the interaction of the viruses with histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) as host receptors.

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Human noroviruses (NoVs) are an important cause of epidemic acute gastroenteritis. Their role in sporadic cases, however, is less clear. In this study, we performed a two-year surveillance (September 2005 to August 2007) of NoV gastroenteritis in outpatient clinics in a southern city of China, Jiangmen City.

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Objective: To analyze the proteomic characteristics of Gan (肝)-stagnancy syndrome (GSS) by seeking the differential protein in blood and tissues of GSS model rats.

Methods: GSS model rats were established by chronic restraint stress, keeping rats in restrain chamber for 6 h every day for 21 successive days. Their blood and liver samples were collected at the end of experiment for differential protein detection with methods of isoelectrofocusing and polyacrylamide SDS-PAGE, silver staining, and scanning.

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  • The study aims to investigate hemodynamic changes and the role of "blood stasis" in liver fibrosis in rat models.
  • Rats with liver fibrosis were created using pig serum injections, and various blood parameters were measured to assess changes compared to control rats.
  • Significant increases in blood viscosity and liver fibrosis markers were found in the model rats, indicating that "blood stasis" may contribute to the development of liver fibrosis and supporting potential treatment strategies focusing on improving blood circulation.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of Baoganning (BGN) on activity of nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and its relevant mechanisms.

Methods: Normal Wistar rats were medicated with BGN decoction by gavage for 7 days to prepare BGN drug-serum. The effect of BGN drug-serum on HSC-T6 growth was measured by MTT assay; phosphorylation level of NF-kappaB inhibiting factor IkappaB at different time after BGN stimulation was detected by Western blotting analysis; and the binding level of NF-kappaB with DNA was measured 30 min after drug-serum stimulation with gel shift assay.

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