Publications by authors named "Y-T Wu"

Background: Whether it is effective and safe to extend the time window of intravenous thrombolysis up to 24 hours after the last known well is unknown. We aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of tenecteplase in Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large/medium vessel occlusion within an extended time window.

Methods: Patients with ischemic stroke presenting 4.

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Rationale And Objectives: To assess the predictive value of MRI-based radiomics of periprostatic fat (PPF) and tumor lesions for predicting Gleason score (GS) upgrading from biopsy to radical prostatectomy (RP) in prostate cancer (PCa).

Methods: A total of 314 patients with pathologically confirmed prostate cancer (PCa) after radical prostatectomy (RP) were included in the study. The patients were randomly assigned to the training cohort (n = 157) and the validating cohort (n = 157) in a 1:1 ratio.

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Double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has biomechanical advantages over single-bundle reconstruction. However, most studies perform the DB reconstruction with 2 femoral tunnels, which fails to provide an entire femoral footprint for ACL reconstruction. In this study, we describe a femoral double-bundle footprint technique for ACL reconstruction, named the tendon groove technique.

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Purpose: To gauge the efficacy and safety of performing a one-stage endoscopic orbital decompression procedure combined with the intraoperative relaxed medial rectus muscle (MR) positioning technique as a means of treating esotropia associated with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO).

Design: Prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University.

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  • IgG4-related disease is a chronic immune disorder with no current approved treatment, and inebilizumab, which targets CD19+ B cells, is being tested as a potential therapy.
  • In a phase 3 trial, 135 adults with active IgG4-related disease were randomly assigned to receive either inebilizumab or a placebo, and the primary measure was time until the first disease flare.
  • Results showed that patients receiving inebilizumab had significantly fewer disease flares (10% vs. 60% in the placebo group), lower annual flare rates, and higher rates of complete remission without treatment compared to those in the placebo group.
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Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease, and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). More than 1 billion people worldwide are thought to harbor an M.

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Background: Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Despite advances in lung cancer treatment, patients still face challenges related to drug resistance and recurrence. Current methods for evaluating anti-cancer drug activity are insufficient, as they rely on two-dimensional (2D) cell culture and animal models.

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  • Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe disease linked to damage in blood vessels of the lungs and involves the degradation of important proteins, such as BMPR2, by the enzyme cathepsin L, leading to cell death through a process called pyroptosis.
  • Research showed that cathepsin L levels are significantly higher in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, and its inhibition in animal models of PH improved conditions related to the disease, including reduced pressure in the heart and enhanced blood vessel health.
  • The study concludes that cathepsin L contributes to the progression of PH by degrading BMPR2, which triggers a cascade leading to programmed cell death in endothelial cells, highlighting a potential therapeutic target for treating PH.
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  • The BAD-study was a comprehensive analysis of branch atheromatous disease (BAD)-related strokes in 476 patients across 20 hospitals in China, focusing on demographic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects.
  • The study found that the majority of participants were middle-aged and male, with a higher occurrence of strokes linked to the lenticulostriate artery; 86.5% of patients had good outcomes by 90 days, despite 14.7% experiencing early neurological deterioration.
  • Key predictors of poor outcomes included higher stroke severity at admission and early deterioration, while extracranial artery stenosis was associated with better outcomes.
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A comprehensive understanding of the evolution of soybean climate potential productivity and its response to climate change in Heilongjiang Province can offer reference and basis for further tapping soybean production potential and realizing stable and high yield of soybean in the frigid region. Based on meteorological data from 80 meteorological stations in Heilongjiang Province from 1961 to 2020, we estimated photosynthesis, light temperature, and climate potential productivity of soybean by the stepwise correction method, examined the spatiotemporal variations by spatial interpolation and statistical analysis methods, and analyzed the impact of changes in climate factors such as radiation, temperature, and precipitation on climate potential productivity. The results showed that during the study period, the average values of photosynthesis potential productivity (), light-temperature potential productivity (), and climate potential productivity () of soybean in Heilongjiang Province were 7533, 6444, and 3515 kg·hm, respectively.

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Purpose: The impact of cataract surgery on diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) remains uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and progression of DR in patients with DM who underwent cataract surgery.

Design: Meta-analysis.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate a new MRI technique to assess lung aeration in children, especially focusing on those with thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS).
  • Researchers used standardized signal intensity (sSI) measurements from MRI scans of both healthy children and TIS patients to determine lung function pre- and post-surgery.
  • Results indicated that the MRI method can detect lung aeration changes, showing a general decrease in lung sSI after surgery, although the changes were not statistically significant.
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Primary human hepatocyte (PHH) transplantation is a promising alternative to liver transplantation, whereby liver function could be restored by partial repopulation of the diseased organ with healthy cells. However, currently PHH engraftment efficiency is low and benefits are not maintained long-term. Here we refine two male mouse models of human chronic and acute liver diseases to recapitulate compromised hepatocyte proliferation observed in nearly all human liver diseases by overexpression of p21 in hepatocytes.

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Purpose: To develop convolutional neural network (CNN)-based models for predicting the axial length (AL) using color fundus photography (CFP) and explore associated clinical and structural characteristics.

Methods: This study enrolled 1105 fundus images from 467 participants with ALs ranging from 19.91 to 32.

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Background: Treatment of acute stroke, before a distinction can be made between ischemic and hemorrhagic types, is challenging. Whether very early blood-pressure control in the ambulance improves outcomes among patients with undifferentiated acute stroke is uncertain.

Methods: We randomly assigned patients with suspected acute stroke that caused a motor deficit and with elevated systolic blood pressure (≥150 mm Hg), who were assessed in the ambulance within 2 hours after the onset of symptoms, to receive immediate treatment to lower the systolic blood pressure (target range, 130 to 140 mm Hg) (intervention group) or usual blood-pressure management (usual-care group).

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  • The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) is used globally to calculate fracture risk but its methodology is not publicly available.
  • A study using data from a Taiwan community survey identified key clinical risk factors and simplified the FRAX® tool, enabling easier assessment of fracture risk.
  • The new model, which focuses on three primary risk factors, aims to help community screenings and provides a user-friendly way to estimate 10-year fracture risk without requiring specialized measurements like bone mineral density.
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To enhance the performance and reduce the amount of ester-based lubricants used in weak gel drilling fluids, a shear dynamics simulation under extreme pressure conditions was employed to refine the formulation of the base oil and pressure additives. The simulation results were validated using fatty acid methyl, ethyl, and butyl esters. Fatty acid methyl ester demonstrated the lowest temperature increase and the highest load-bearing capacity post-shear.

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Moiré superlattices formed by twisted stacking in van der Waals materials have emerged as a new platform for exploring the physics of strongly correlated materials and other emergent phenomena. However, there remains a lack of research on the mechanical properties of twisted-layer van der Waals materials, owing to a lack of suitable strategies for making three-dimensional bulk materials. Here we report the successful synthesis of a polycrystalline boron nitride bulk ceramic with high room-temperature deformability and strength.

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Emerging and recurrent infectious diseases caused by human coronaviruses (HCoVs) continue to pose a significant threat to global public health security. In light of this ongoing threat, the development of a broad-spectrum drug to combat HCoVs is an urgently priority. Herein, we report a series of anti-pan-coronavirus ssDNA aptamers screened using Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX).

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Purpose To develop a new coronary CT angiography (CCTA)-based index, α×LL/MLD, that considers lesion entrance angle (α) in addition to lesion length (LL) and minimal lumen diameter (MLD) and to evaluate its efficacy in predicting hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis compared with invasive coronary angiography (ICA)-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR). Materials and Methods This prospective study enrolled participants (September 2016-March 2020) from two centers who underwent CCTA followed by ICA (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03054324).

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  • Radiotherapy (RT) is a key treatment for cancer, but expanding its use is difficult; researchers explored how microparticles released by irradiated tumor cells can mimic RT's effects and activate the immune system.
  • By engineering these microparticles with specific cytokines and chemokines, the study found that certain combinations significantly improved immune responses and led to cancer remission in advanced cases, particularly in mice with malignant pleural effusion.
  • The engineered microparticles, when used with a PD-1 monoclonal antibody, achieved a 60% cure rate by activating immune cells like CD8 T cells and macrophages, presenting a potential new approach for treating hard-to-treat cancers.
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Embryogenesis necessitates harmonious coordination between embryonic and extraembryonic tissues. Although stem cells of both embryonic and extraembryonic origins have been generated, they are grown in different culture conditions. In this study, utilizing a unified culture condition that activates the FGF, TGF-β, and WNT pathways, we have successfully derived embryonic stem cells (FTW-ESCs), extraembryonic endoderm stem cells (FTW-XENs), and trophoblast stem cells (FTW-TSCs) from the three foundational tissues of mouse and cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) blastocysts.

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The resolution of SARS-CoV-2 replication hinges on cell-mediated immunity, wherein CD8 T cells play a vital role. Nonetheless, the characterization of the specificity and TCR composition of CD8 T cells targeting non-spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 before and after infection remains incomplete. Here, we analyzed CD8 T cells recognizing six epitopes from the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein and found that SARS-CoV-2 infection slightly increased the frequencies of N-recognizing CD8 T cells but significantly enhanced activation-induced proliferation compared to that of the uninfected donors.

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