Publications by authors named "Zhi-Rong Fang"
[Effects of Clostridium butyricum on serum uric acid and inflammatory mediators in rats with hyperuricemia].
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao
May 2017
Objective: To investigate the effects of intragastric administration of Clostridium butyricum in regulating serum uric acid, lipopolysaccharides (LPS), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in rats with hyperuricemia rats.
Methods: Forty SD rats were randomized into 4 equal groups, namely the normal control group, hyperuricemia model group, benzbromarone (3 mg/kg daily) intervention group and live Clostridium butyricum group (1.5×10 CFU/day).
Article Synopsis
- Scientists discovered that a special system called the apelin/APJ system helps in heart development and function.
- They studied how apelin affects heart cell development using stem cells from the umbilical cord.
- When they turned off apelin in these stem cells, it stopped them from becoming heart cells, but adding apelin back helped them develop properly.