Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to determine the efficacy of curcumin in preventing liver fibrosis in animal models.
Methods: A systematic search was conducted on studies published from establishment to November 2023 in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and other databases. The methodological quality was assessed using Sycle's RoB tool.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
January 2024
A model of chronic infectious mandibular defect (IMD) caused by mixed infection with and was established to explore the occurrence and development of IMD and identify key genes by transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. and were diluted to 3 × 10 CFU/mL, and 6 × 3 × 3 mm defects lateral to the Mandibular Symphysis were induced in 28 New Zealand rabbits. Sodium Morrhuate (0.
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December 2023
Background: Saline nasal irrigation is an effective therapy for relieving common cold symptoms. This study aimed to investigate and explore the efficacy of physiological seawater nasal irrigation (PSNI) on children with mild and asymptomatic infection with Omicron.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in Shanghai, China, and 403 children with mild and asymptomatic infection with Omicron were included.
Herein, we report a copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides and 1,3-enynes, which provides a series of chiral poly-substituted pyrrolidines in high regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivities. Both 4-aryl-1,3-enynes and 4-silyl-1,3-enynes serve as suitable dipolarophiles while 4-alkyl-1,3-enynes are inert. Moreover, the method is successfully applied in the construction of both tetrasubstituted stereogenic carbon centers and chiral spiro pyrrolidines.
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October 2022
Background: Morphological anomalies of teeth, including talon cusp, dens evaginatus, gemination, fusion, concrescence, root dilaceration, and taurodontism, always involve changes in the enamel, cementum and dentin. Diagnosing concrescent teeth through routine clinical examination alone is difficult, and most cases of concrescence are found accidentally during extraction. A definite preoperative diagnosis of concrescence would contribute to a better treatment plan and fewer undesirable complications.
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March 2022
Herein, a copper(I)-catalyzed reaction of diarylphosphines and O-benzoyl hydroxylamines is developed. In the cases of symmetrical diarylphosphines, a series of aminophosphinites is prepared in high yields. In the cases of unsymmetrical diarylphosphines, an array of P-chiral aminophosphinites is synthesized in high yields with high enantioselectivity by using a copper(I)-(R,R )-Ph-FOXAP complex as a chiral catalyst.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric alkylation of HPArAr with alkyl halides is uncovered, which provides an array of -stereogenic phosphines in generally high yield and enantioselectivity. The electrophilic alkyl halides enjoy a broad substrate scope, including allyl bromides, propargyl bromide, benzyl bromides, and alkyl iodides. Moreover, 11 unsymmetrical diarylphosphines (HPArAr) serve as competent pronucleophiles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale And Objectives: The study investigated the potential of the combined use of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging in predicting the pathological complete response (pCR) of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) after two cycles of NAC.
Materials And Methods: Eighty-seven patients with breast cancer who underwent MR examination before and after two cycles of NAC were enrolled. The patients were randomly assigned to a training cohort and a validation cohort (3:1 ratio).
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by insulin resistance and a progressive loss in mass and function of pancreatic β-cells. In T2DM, lipotoxicity leads to β-cells dysfunction and decreases its number. Autophagy serves a crucial role in maintaining the normal islet architecture and the function of β-cells.
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November 2020
A catalytic asymmetric conjugate hydrophosphination of α,β-unsaturated amides is accomplished by virtue of the strong nucleophilicity of copper(I)-PPh species, which provides an array of chiral phosphines bearing an amide moiety in high to excellent yields with excellent enantioselectivity. Furthermore, the dynamic kinetic resolution of unsymmetrical diarylphosphines (HPArAr) is successfully carried out through the copper(I)-catalyzed conjugate addition to α,β-unsaturated amides, which affords -chiral phosphines with good-to-high diastereoselectivity and high enantioselectivity. H NMR studies show that the precoordination of HPPh to copper(I)-bisphosphine complex is critical for the efficient deprotonation by Barton's Base.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is a progressive disease characterized by pancreatic β‑cell dysfunction and apoptosis with consequential insufficient insulin secretion. Autophagy is necessary to maintain the structure, mass and function of pancreatic β‑cells. The present study investigated the crosstalk between autophagy and inflammasome activation in T2D.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree alkaline treatments (pH 10, 11, and 12 for 1 h) were used to treat return sludge alone to reduce sludge production in laboratory-scale anaerobic-anoxic-oxic processes. After 99 days of operation, alkaline treatments at pH 10 and 11 led to accumulative excess sludge production and sludge yield reduction of 18.8%-31.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSIRT3 is a class III histone deacetylase that modulates energy metabolism, genomic stability and stress resistance. It has been implicated as a potential therapeutic target in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD). Our previous study demonstrates that SIRT3 had a neuroprotective effect on a rotenone-induced PD cell model, however, the exact mechanism is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rising incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem and novel therapeutic strategies are required to prevent and treat T2DM. It has been demonstrated that resveratrol (RSV) may prevent T2DM by targeting Sirtuin type 1 (SIRT1), indicating that SIRT1 may be a novel therapeutic target for T2DM prevention. In the present study, a T2DM rat model was established by administering a high fat diet and streptozotocin (STZ) injections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFType 2 diabetes is a chronic inflammatory disease. Autophagy, the dynamic process of lysosomal degradation of damaged organelles and proteins, may protect β‑cells from destruction by inflammation in type 2 diabetes. The present study investigated the role of autophagy, inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in type 2 diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) usually required parathyroidectomy (PTX) when drugs treatment is invalid. Analysis was done on the impact of different intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) after the PTX on all-cause mortality.
Methods: An open, retrospective, multicenter cohort design was conducted.
The effects of two wastewater treatment processes (sequencing batch reactor, SBR; and anaerobic-anoxic-oxic, A2O) on sludge reduction with metabolic uncoupler 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) were studied in laboratory. The experimental results showed that the reduction of cumulative excess sludge in SBR and A2O was 43.7% and 44.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFβ-Amyloid (Aβ) accumulation in the brain is the major pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). Hypertension is a risk factor for AD by promoting Aβ deposition. Traditional Chinese medicinal compound tongxinluo (TXL) can improve blood circulation and endothelium-dependent vasodilation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFβ-Amyloid (Aβ) deposition has a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD). Previous studies have indicated that as a risk factor for AD, diabetes mellitus (DM) could induce Aβ deposition in the brain, but the mechanism is not fully elucidated. Autophagy-lysosome is a cellular pathway involved in protein and organelle degradation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeptin is a hormone protein regulating food intake and energy expenditure. A number of studies have evaluated the genetic effect of leptin (LEP) and leptin receptor (LEPR) genes on T2DM. This study aimed to investigate the association between these gene polymorphisms and T2DM by a systematic review and meta-analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: An increasing number of epidemiological studies have identified a close relationship between dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic stroke. Indeed, lipid metabolism is significantly different among the different ischemic stroke subtypes. There are few studies available regarding risk factors for specific subtypes of ischemic stroke, and in particular, there is little evidence about the role of dyslipidemia.
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