Publications by authors named "Ying-Xian Li"

High-throughput synthesis and screening of chemical libraries play pivotal roles in drug discovery. Click chemistry has emerged as a powerful strategy for constructing highly modular chemical libraries. However, the development of new click reactions and unlocking new clickable building blocks remain exceedingly challenging.

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A mild and efficient enantioselective amination of 4-alkylisoquinoline-1,3(2,4)-dione derivatives was established, which is compatible with a broad range of substrates and delivers the final products in excellent yields (up to 99%) and ee values (up to 99%) with low catalyst loading (down to 1 mol%). The synthetic potential of this methodology was also demonstrated in the gram scale level.

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The aim of this study was to determine if microRNA (miRNA) expression is different among chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with early liver fibrosis classified according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes. Eighteen CHB-fibrosis patients and 12 CHB patients without fibrosis were enrolled. The CHB-fibrosis group included 9 patients with the TCM syndrome of Ganyu Pixu Xueyu (GYPXXY), characterized by liver stagnation, spleen deficiency, and blood stasis, and 9 patients with the TCM syndrome of Qixu Xueyu (QXXY), characterized by deficiency of qi, blood, and blood stasis.

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The potential therapeutic effects of molecular hydrogen (H) have now been confirmed in various human and animal-disease models. However, the effects of H on the physiological function in a normal state have been largely neglected. Hydrogen-rich water (HRW) intake and hydrogen inhalation (HI) are the most common used methods for hydrogen administration, the difference in the effects between HRW intake and HI remains elusive.

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Importance: Lymphopenia is common and correlates with poor clinical outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Objective: To determine whether a therapy that increases peripheral blood leukocyte and lymphocyte cell counts leads to clinical improvement in patients with COVID-19.

Design, Setting And Participants: Between February 18 and April 10, 2020, we conducted an open-label, multicenter, randomized clinical trial at 3 participating centers in China.

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A highly enantioselective allylic alkylation of isoquinolinedione derivatives under palladium catalysis was developed in the preparation of quaternary carbon stereocenters. Under standard reaction conditions, excellent yields and enantioselectivities were realized and the products could be transformed into dihydroisoquinolone with vicinal chiral carbon centers or THIQ core structures in short steps with high yields.

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A novel and efficient cascade method has been developed for the diastereoselective preparation of trifluoromethyl-containing dihydrooxazoles in high yields. The reaction was applicable to electron-deficient, electron-rich arenes, heteroarenes, and alkyl groups. Control experiments were conducted to explore the reaction mechanism and reveal that the byproduct formed in situ is the catalyst for this reaction and a tether derived from trifluoropyruvate is a key intermediate for this reaction.

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Cardiac remodeling is the heart's response to external or internal stimuli. Weightlessness/simulated weightlessness leads to cardiac atrophy and heart function declining. Understanding the mechanism of cardiac atrophy under weightlessness is important to help astronaut recover from unloading-induced cardiovascular changes after spaceflight.

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Objective: To gain a better understanding of gene expression changes in the brain following microwave exposure in mice. This study hopes to reveal mechanisms contributing to microwave-induced learning and memory dysfunction.

Methods: Mice were exposed to whole body 2100 MHz microwaves with specific absorption rates (SARs) of 0.

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Objective: To study the ultrastructural changes in the cerebral cortex and cerebellar cortex of rats under simulated weightlessness and the possible mechanism.

Method: The tail-suspended rats model (-30 degrees head down tilt) was adopted to simulate weightlessness in the experiment. The rats were suspended for 7 d, 14 d, 21 d, and 28 d, and then were perfused through the hearts.

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