Publications by authors named "Yu-Fang Yuan"

As global climate change worsens, trees will have difficulties adapting to abiotic pressures, particularly in the field, where environmental characteristics are difficult to control. A prospective commercial and ornamental tree species, , has its seed oil output and quality reduced as a result, which lowers the economic benefits. This necessitates growers to implement efficient strategies to increase the seeds of woody biofuel species' tolerance to abiotic stress.

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Background: Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) is one of the major etiological agents of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). This study aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology and evolutionary characteristics of CVA16.

Methods: Throat swabs were collected from children with HFMD and suspected HFMD during 2010-2019.

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Objective: To analyze the expression of CCR7 and Tim-3 in childhood patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and their predictive value for prognosis.

Methods: Eighty-six newly diagnosed ALL childhood patients from January 2007 to January 2017 treated in our hospital were selected. The expression level of CCR7 and Tim-3 in bone marrow isolated cells of ALL patients were detected by flow cytometry, all the patients were divided into the recurrence group and non-recurrence group according to the follow-up results, the differences in the expressions of CCR7, Tim-3 between the two groups were compared.

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Growing data have indicated that the miR-17-92 cluster is implicated in inflammatory response and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was aimed to investigate the effects of miR-92a on the proliferation and migration of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLSs). Our results showed that miR-92a was significantly down-regulated in RA synovial tissue and RA-FLSs, whereas the protein level of AKT2 is increased.

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Osteoarthritis is a type of joint disease that may lead to other joint diseases. Previous research has demonstrated that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‑α is associated with osteoarthritis activity and pathology. The possible mechanisms of the TNF‑α‑mediated signaling pathway have not been clearly elaborated in synovial fibroblasts.

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Background: MicroRNAs (miRs) play an important role in osteoclastogenesis. However, no study has investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms of miR-145 in this process. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of miR-145 and its post-transcriptional mechanism in the progression of osteoclast differentiation.

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Acute lung injury in children is a complication showing devastating disorders linked to fibrosis progression and inflammation response. Fibrosis and inflammation response are two markers for acute lung injury. Juglanin is a natural product mainly isolated from green walnut husks of Juglans mandshurica, which isconsidered as the functional composition among a series of compounds.

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Leukemia has been the third type of cancer killing many people across the world. Bakkenolide A (Bak), extracted from Petasites tricholobus, has been suggested to against cancer and display protective effects on inflammatory cytokines formation. And increasing evidences suggest that histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) plays vital roles in cancer formation and persistence via cell death, apoptosis and inflammation.

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To investigate the feasibility and changes of biological characteristics before and after synovial mesenchymal stem cells (SMSCs) labelled by super paramagnetic iron oxide (SPIO). The rabbit SMSCs were isolated, cultured, purified and identified in vitro. After adding the different concentrations of SPIO-labelled liquid, the cells were incubated 24 h in 37°C carbon dioxide incubator.

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Perinatal hypoxia-ischemia remains the most important cause of brain injury in the newborn. However, there is still no effective cure for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD). In the present study, we aimed to examine the neuroprotective effects of Shenfu injection (SFI) on HIBD of neonatal rat.

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Objective: To explore the surgical measurements and principles in the treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis.

Methods: A total of 232 cases of previously treated thoracic or thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis in recent 7 years were retrospective analyzed. Preoperative assessments were as follows: Cobb angles of kyphosis: < 30° (n = 65), 30 - 60° (n = 147) and > 60° (n = 20); Frankel B (n = 13), C (n = 12), D (n = 41) and E (n = 166).

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Objective: To trace the pathological changes of the cultured autologous chondrocytes mass after implanted in cartilage defects and investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms of the antologous chondrocytes mass transplantation in the repair of cartilage defects.

Methods: Twenty-four New Zealand white rabbits of 4 to 6 month-old and weighing more than 3.0 kg (female and male was unrestricted) were randomly divided into experiment group and the control group.

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Objective: To explore the surgical measurements and principles in the treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis.

Methods: From 2001 to 2008, 232 cases of thoracic or thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis were treated by operations in the study, including 148 males and 84 females with an average age of 37.8 years ranging from 20 to 76 years.

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Objective: To explore the surgical measures and principles in the retreatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis.

Methods: Thirty retreatment cases of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis in recent 3 years were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were hospitalized by inadequate decompression of spinal canal, tubercular toxic symptoms or sinuses.

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Objective: To explore the method of fabricating oriental scaffolds and investigate the biocompatibility of the scaffolds as well as cells distribution within the scaffolds in vitro.

Methods: The oriental poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffolds were fabricated with modified emulsion-phase separation method. The scaffolds were treated with plasma and then anchored with collagen I.

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Objective: To obtain large amount of differentiated chondrocytes in vitro, examine and compare the biological characterization of rabbits' articular chondrocyte cultured in different density in vitvo.

Methods: From November 2001 to June 2004, articulate tissues were obtained from the joints of the adult rabbits. Chondrocytes were isolated from the cartilage tissue with type II collagenase digestion and cultured in DMEM/F-12 supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS).

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Objective: To explore the feasibility of repairing the articular cartilage with allo-articular chondrocytes embedded in alginate gel.

Methods: Allo-articular chondrocytes were isolated from three adult New zealand rabbits. The cells were cultured in DMEM/F-12 supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS).

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