Publications by authors named "Zhen Yu Li"

A new species, , is described and illustrated from western Hubei Province, China. It is similar to , but differs in having flagelliform runners on the stems, indumentum on the plant and flowers, and the smaller calyx and anthers. The new species can be distinguished from all other species in the LysimachiaSubgen.

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A novel metal-organic framework based on naphthalenediimide derivatives was synthesized, featuring ONDI ligands arranged in a slipped stacking pattern that forms H-aggregates with limited π-π interactions between two pairs of adjacent naphthyl carbon atoms. The compound demonstrates typical semiconductive behavior, with a conductivity of 3.1 × 10 S cm at 30 °C.

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The imperative advance towards achieving "carbon neutrality" necessitates the development of porous structures possessing dual acoustic and mechanical properties in order to mitigate energy consumption. Nevertheless, enhancing various functionalities often leads to an increase in the structural weight, which limits the feasibility of using such structures in weight-sensitive applications. In accordance with the outlined specifications, a novel structural design incorporating carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites alongside mechanical and acoustic metamaterials has been introduced for the first time.

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Near-infrared (NIR) photothermal conversion materials have recently received widespread attention due to their potential in diverse applications. However, highly efficient organic-based NIR photothermal agents remain limited. Developing strategies to enhance the efficiency of NIR photothermal materials and elucidating the relationship between the NIR photothermal performance and molecular aggregation are highly desired.

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Objective: To investigate the effects of and genes on the sensitivity of multiple myeloma (MM) cell line RPMI-8226 cells to ferroptosis.

Methods: CRISPR/Cas9 technology was used to knock out the autophagy key genes and in RPMI-8226 cells. Western blot was used to identify gene knockout cells, and detect the expression changes of autophagy-related proteins P62 and LC3B.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate how endothelial activation and stress index (EASIX) affect the prognosis of patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS).
  • Researchers analyzed clinical data from 59 recently diagnosed patients to determine an optimal EASIX cut-off value and assess survival outcomes.
  • Findings revealed that a higher EASIX (≥0.95) correlates with more severe clinical features and significantly shorter overall survival and progression-free survival, indicating it as an independent risk factor for worsened prognosis.
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Detoxification genes are crucial to insect resistance against chemical pesticides, yet their expression may be altered by exposure to biopesticides such as spores and insecticidal proteins of (Bt). Increased enzymatic levels of selected detoxification genes, including glutathione S-transferase (GST), cytochrome P450 (CYP450), and carboxylesterase (CarE), were detected in chlorantraniliprole (CAP)-resistant strains of the diamondback moth (DBM, ) from China when compared to a reference susceptible strain. These CAP-resistant DBM strains displayed distinct expression patterns of GST 1, CYP6B7, and CarE-6 after treatment with CAP and a Bt pesticide (Bt-G033).

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Semiconductive coordination polymers (CPs) have recently garnered a significant amount of attention due to their widespread application in many areas. The "through-space" approach has emerged as the most versatile strategy for constructing semiconductive CPs. However, this approach often leads to the formation of unidirectional charge transport paths, resulting in anisotropic electrically conductive performance and low average conductivities in pressed pellets, thus presenting significant challenges for the practical application of semiconductive CPs.

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  • Spautin-1 inhibits macroautophagy by targeting specific deubiquitinases and degrading a key autophagy complex, but its role in selective autophagy, specifically mitophagy, was not well understood until recent findings.
  • The study reveals that Spautin-1 actually promotes PINK1-PRKN-dependent mitophagy in response to mitochondrial damage by stabilizing PINK1 and preventing its cleavage, thus enhancing mitophagy.
  • This discovery suggests that Spautin-1 could have therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative disorders, like Alzheimer's disease, due to its ability to improve mitophagy and associative learning capabilities in model studies.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of progression of disease within 24 months (POD24) on overall survival (OS) in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), and compare the clinical characteristics between POD24 and non-POD24 patients.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 50 MCL patients with treatment indications and regular treatment who were admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2010 to August 2020. According to the occurrence of POD24, the patients were grouped for prognostic evaluation and clinical characteristics comparison.

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Chirality constitutes an inherent attribute of nature. The catalytic asymmetric synthesis of molecules with central, axial, and helical chirality is a topic of intense interest and is becoming a mature field of research. However, due to the difficulty in synthesis and the lack of a prototype, less attention has been given to planar chirality arising from the destruction of symmetry on a single planar ring.

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a destructive crucifer pest, can rapidly develop resistance to most classes of pesticides. This study investigated the molecular resistance mechanisms to chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide. Two genes, and , were described.

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Metalloviologens, as emerging electron-transfer photochromic compounds, have shown intriguing properties such as radiochromism, photochromism and photoconductance. However, only a limited number of them have been reported so far. Exploration of new metalloviologens is strongly desired.

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(AR) or its extract has been used as an herbal medicine and dietary supplement in China, Europe, and the United States. The gut microbiota could provide new insights for exploring dietary supplements' underlying mechanism on organisms. However, no reports have focused on the regulatory effect of AR on the gut microbiota as a dietary supplement.

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Background: The continuously developing pesticide resistance is a great threat to agriculture and human health. Understanding the mechanisms of insecticide resistance is a key step in dealing with the phenomenon. Insect cuticle is recently documented to delay xenobiotic penetration which breaks the previous stereotype that cuticle is useless in insecticide resistance, while the underlying mechanism remains scarce.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of hemoglobin (Hb) on the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).

Methods: From June 2017 to December 2020, 76 MM patients who received CAR-T therapy in the Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, with complete clinical data and evaluable efficacy, were selected as the research objects. According to the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the best cut-off value was obtained.

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Based on examination of syntype specimens deposited at P, the lectotype for the name Franch. is designated here. By consulting literature and specimen records, the type locality of D.

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A new species , from western Hubei Province, Central China is described and illustrated. The species is morphologically similar to Yamazaki, but mainly differs in the glabrous plant, except pedicels, broadly ovate leaf blades, glandular-pubescent pedicels, obovate calyx lobes, smaller corolla, broadly ovate capsule and much smaller seeds.

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  • Trichosporeae is a diverse and taxonomically complex tribe within Gesneriaceae, making it difficult to clarify its phylogenetic relationships.
  • Recent advances in plastid phylogenomics were utilized to study the genetic relationships among 79 species and seven subtribes within Trichosporeae, revealing insights into their genomic structure and evolutionary history.
  • The research identified key genetic markers, significant gene variations, and conserved codon usage patterns, contributing to a better understanding of the tribe's genetic diversity and aiding future conservation efforts.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of C-reactive protein (CRP) on the prognosis of adult patients with Immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). A retrospective study of 628 adult ITP patients, as well as 100 healthy and 100 infected patients, attending the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2017 to June 2022 was performed. The ITP patients were grouped according to their CRP levels, and the differences in clinical characteristics of each group and the influencing factors of efficacy in newly diagnosed ITP patients were analyzed.

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Purpose: Delineation of organs at risk (OARs) represents a crucial step for both tailored delivery of radiation doses and prevention of radiation-induced toxicity in brachytherapy. Due to lack of studies on auto-segmentation methods in head and neck cancers, our study proposed a deep learning-based two-step approach for auto-segmentation of organs at risk in parotid carcinoma brachytherapy.

Material And Methods: Computed tomography images of 200 patients with parotid gland carcinoma were used to train and evaluate our in-house developed two-step 3D nnU-Net-based model for OARs auto-segmentation.

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Age/autoimmunity-associated B cells (ABCs) are a novel B cell subpopulation with a unique transcriptional signature and cell surface phenotype. They are not sensitive to BCR but rely on TLR7 or TLR9 in the context of T cell-derived cytokines for the differentiation. It has been established that aberrant expansion of ABCs is linked to the pathogenesis of systemic autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of daratumumab in treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) patients with renal impairment (RI).

Methods: The clinical data of 15 MM patients with RI who received daratumumab-based regimen from January 2021 to March 2022 in three centers were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were treated with daratumumab or daratumumab combined with dexamethasone or daratumumab combined with bortezomib and dexamethasone and the curative effect and survival were analyzed.

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