Publications by authors named "Zhi-Ming Ma"

Neural operators have been explored as surrogate models for simulating physical systems to overcome the limitations of traditional partial differential equation (PDE) solvers. However, most existing operator learning methods assume that the data originate from a single physical mechanism, limiting their applicability and performance in more realistic scenarios. To this end, we propose the physical invariant attention neural operator (PIANO) to decipher and integrate the physical invariants for operator learning from the PDE series with various physical mechanisms.

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Propofol, a common intravenous anesthetic, has been found to exert anti-cancer effects with inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion. We tested its possible action against HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells that developed resistance against trastuzumab. Cell viability assay, ELISA for cytokines, mammosphere formation, quantitative RT-PCR for EMT/IL-6-targeting miRNAs and the in vivo experimental pulmonary metastasis model were performed to understand the epigenetic action of propofol.

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Lipid metabolism has a significant function in the central nervous system and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related senile disease characterized by central nerve degeneration. The pathological development of AD is closely related to lipid metabolism disorders. To reveal the influence of Kai-Xin-San (KXS) on lipid metabolism in APP/PSI transgenic mice and potential therapeutic targets for treating AD, brain tissue samples were collected and analyzed by high-throughput lipidomics based on UPLC-Q/TOF-MS.

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Background: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a malignant tumor of epithelial keratinocytes, with a relatively reduced frequency of lymph node metastasis. Despite the fact that this tumor type is largely preventable, the incidence of cSCC is rising every year. Ultraviolet exposure is a major cause of cSCC and directly contributes to cSCC.

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Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is a common clinical illness in postmenopausal women, but there is no effective drug at present. Metabolomics approach was used to explore the potential biomarkers of PMOP and evaluate the efficacy and therapeutic targets of total lignans in the stem of Acanthophanax senticosus (ASSL) on the ovariectomized osteoporosis model rats. UPLC/MS and pattern recognition methods were used for serum metabolites discovery to illustrate the pathological mechanism of PMOP model rats, and then revealing the intervention effect of ASSL.

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Silent information regulator 1(SIRT1),an NAD+dependent class-III histone deacetylase,is implicated in diverse cellular processes. SIRT1 has been reported as a key regulator of metabolism,oxidative stress,and cell survival,proliferation,apoptosis and autophagy. It also plays an important role in a variety of physiological processes and health conditions,including aging,inflammation,metabolic disease,tumor,cardiovascular disease,and neurodegeneration.

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Background: Recombination plays an important role in the maintenance of genetic diversity in many types of organisms, especially diploid eukaryotes. Recombination can be studied and used to map diseases. However, recombination adds a great deal of complexity to the genetic information.

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To establish a high-efficiency gamma interferon-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay (IFN-γ ELISPOT assay) for detection of tuberculosis (TB), peptides (E6, E7, and C14) and peptide mixtures (E6 plus E7 and E6 plus E7 plus C14) were used to monitor peripheral blood (PBL) samples from patients with pulmonary TB (PTB), as well as control samples. The positive detection rates of the five IFN-γ ELISPOT assays were 78.38%, 74.

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Motivation: Cancer is well known to be the end result of somatic mutations that disrupt normal cell division. The number of such mutations that have to be accumulated in a cell before cancer develops depends on the type of cancer. The waiting time T(m) until the appearance of m mutations in a cell is thus an important quantity in population genetics models of carcinogenesis.

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Objective: To explore the relation between changes in expression of aquaporin-4(AQP4) protein and acute radiation-induced cerebral edema after Gamma knife radiation.

Methods: The experimental model was established in rats by radiating 2 mm right to median line in cerebral hemisphere with 50 Gy Gamma knife (the center located at the line of auditory canal). The changes of brain water content were measured by the wet and dry weight method.

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Objective: To study the clinical significance and reliability of strand displacement amplification (SDA) in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

Methods: SDA and fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (FQ-PCR) were employed to detect samples from 453 cases of tuberculosis, including 332 sputum samples, 78 samples of pleural effusion, and 43 samples of cerebrospinal fluid.

Results: In the 332 sputum samples, 131 were culture-positive, of which 110 samples (88 smear-positive) were Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and 21 samples (20 smear-positive) were nontuberculous Mycobacteria.

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Objective: To evaluate the outcome of gamma knife for prolactinomas.

Methods: Eighty-nine patients were treated by gamma knife and 51 were followed up. The dose to the tumor margin ranged from 18 Gy to 35 Gy (mean 26.

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Objective: To evaluate the function and effect of Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR) in controlling the tumor growth and improving endocrinological abnormality of pituitary adenomas.

Methods: Two hundred and twenty-eight cases of pituitary adenoma were treated with Leksell Gamma knife. 1.

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Objective: To investigate the factors affecting prognosis of patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) after resection.

Methods: From 1976 to 1992, 213 patients with PHC treated with hepatectomy were followed up for more than 5 years. Thirty-one of the patients who had survived for more than 5 years were compared with 56 patients who had survived for less than 5 years.

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