Publications by authors named "Zixuan Ma"

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading public health concerns in the world. Therapeutic hypothermia is routinely used in severe TBI, and pathophysiological hyperthermia, frequently observed in TBI patients, has an unclear impact on drug transport in the injured brain due to a lack of study on its effects. We investigated the effect of post-traumatic therapeutic hypothermia at 33°C and pathophysiological hyperthermia at 39°C on brain transport and cell uptake of neuroprotectants after TBI.

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Lactates accumulation following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is detrimental. However, whether lactylation is triggered and involved in the deterioration of TBI remains unknown. Here, we first report that Tufm lactylation pathway induces neuronal apoptosis in TBI.

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  • Cerebral hemorrhage is a life-threatening condition that needs quick diagnosis, typically using CT scans, but there is often a shortage of trained radiologists, especially in low-resource settings or during off-hours.
  • This study explores the use of the advanced NLP model GPT-4 to identify and annotate types of cerebral hemorrhages in CT scans, representing a new application for AI in medical imaging.
  • The analysis of 208 CT scans revealed that GPT-4 had an overall identification completeness of 72.6%, performing best with epidural and intraparenchymal hemorrhages at 89.0% and 86.9%, respectively.
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  • The study focuses on developing a new material, porous nitrogen-doped carbon (PNC), to effectively extract uranium from seawater while addressing challenges posed by contaminants in the marine environment.
  • The synthesized PNC shows improved pollutant removal capabilities compared to its predecessor COF-LZU1, retaining structural integrity and stability in various conditions.
  • LZU1@PNC demonstrated strong performance across multiple desorption-regeneration cycles, indicating its stability and recyclability, and offers insights into utilizing COF-derived materials for broader environmental applications.
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  • TMEM16A is identified as a key protein that forms calcium-activated chloride channels (CaCCs) in the neurons of the moth Helicoverpa armigera, with RT-PCR confirming its expression.
  • * Using patch clamp technology, researchers recorded the CaCCs' current for the first time in isolated neurons from this species.
  • * The study evaluated the effectiveness of several inhibitors on CaCCs, finding that CaCCinh-A01 was the most potent, and it was also discovered that different types of pyrethroids (tefluthrin and deltamethrin) had varying impacts on the functioning of these channels.
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Introduction: The incidence of stroke is rising among individuals aged 15-39. Insufficient research targeting this age group hampers the development of effective strategies. This study analyzes data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) to examine trends from 1990 to 2019 and propose future interventions.

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Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) among elderly individuals poses a significant global health concern due to the increasing ageing population.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase from database inception to Feb 1, 2024. Studies performed in inpatient settings reporting in-hospital mortality of elderly people (≥60 years) with TBI and/or identifying risk factors predictive of such outcomes, were included.

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Both therapeutic hypothermia and neural stem cells (NSCs) transplantation have shown promise in neuroprotection and neural repair after brain injury. However, the effects of therapeutic hypothermia on neuronal differentiation of NSCs are not elucidated. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether mild hypothermia promoted neuronal differentiation in cultured and transplanted human NSCs (hNSCs).

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Polygala tenuifilia Willd (Polygalaceae), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been used for a long time to treat various illnesses with serious adverse reactions. Glycyrrhizae radix et rhizoma processing is generally used to reduce the adverse reactions.

Aim Of The Study: The aim of this study was to validate the irritation caused by raw Polygalaceae (RPA), to investigate whether processed Polygalaceae (PGA) was less irritating, and to screen and validate irritant properties of virgaureagenin G (polygala acid, PA), 3,6'-disinapoylsucrose (DSS), Tenuifolia (TEN) and polygalaxanthone III (POL), which had pharmacologically active in Polygalaceae.

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This study aims to fill this gap by assessing the application of 4D flow CMR in MFS through a systematic review and meta-analysis. We conducted a comprehensive search of databases from their inception to May 1, 2023. Eligibility criteria were established based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

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Both environment and human beings were menaced by the widespread application of radioactive uranium, high-performance and effective elimination of uranium from wastewater is of important meaning for development of environmental sustainability in the future. In this study, the water-stable MOF material and the highly crystalline COF were compounded by a mild hydrothermal strategy, which achieved efficient removal of U(VI) through the synergistic effect. The composites showed the characteristics of both COFs and MOFs, which will possess higher stability, larger surface area and faster adsorption efficiency that cannot be carried out by a single component.

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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), assembling through covalent bonds, are a rising class of porous materials. Nowadays, various COFs are widely applied in organic pollutants decontamination due to the outstanding capabilities of large surface area, multiple functional groups, porous structure, excellent absorptivity, flexible design and so on. This review concentrates on the applications of COFs in different decontamination technologies such as solid-phase extraction, membrane filtration and sieving, adsorption, and catalysis reaction.

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Background: It is well known that pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) contributes significantly to the mortality rates of both mothers and babies during pregnancy. The relationship between fatty acids (FAs) and PIH remains debatable, with the causality between the two yet to be definitively established.

Methods: Two-sample univariable and multivariable Mendelian Randomization (MR) analyses were executed, based on pooled data from Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), to investigate any causal impact of FAs on PIH.

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ZIF-8, a sort of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), had showed superior adsorptive property of typical radionuclide U(VI), but it reminded uncertain how the performance of ZIF-8 would be affected by adding humic acid (HA). HA could significantly change the surface charge of ZIFs and the transport of U(VI) in natural settings, which affected the eradication of U(VI) in aquatic ecology. Thus the impact of HA for the U(VI) removal by ZIF-8 as well as its mechanism had been analyzed by batch experiments and spectral analyses.

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Introduction: The elderly population is more vulnerable to traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with younger adults, and there is an increasing trend in TBI-related hospitalisations and deaths in the elderly due to the ageing global population. This is a thorough update to a previous meta-analysis on the mortality of elderly TBI patients. Our review will include more recent studies and provide a comprehensive analysis of risk factors.

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Fabrication of MOFs with missing linker defects has become a common means to improve catalytic performances. However, the stability of the defects deserves to be investigated first. In this work, we found that 3-phenylpropionaldehyde (3-PPA) could coordinate with the missing linker defects of UiO-66, which highlighted the instability of the missing linker defects.

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Correction for 'Controlling CO hydrogenation selectivity by Rh-based catalysts with different crystalline phases of TiO' by Fenghai Cao , , 2022, , 4219-4222, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC00472K.

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Photoelectrochemical oxidation of methylene blue is investigated, with particular focus on the difference in kinetics and thermodynamics of decoloration and mineralization employing photoinduced absorption spectroscopy. Hematite and titania photoanodes are used for the comparison of both reactions, which is determined to be associated with the depth of the valence band (3.2 vs 2.

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is a Gram-negative pathogen that can infect various fish, including largemouth bass (), which have caused huge economic losses. In present study, largemouth bass anti- antibodies were produced, then a highly immunogenic outer membrane proteins, AHA_3793, was identified by combined western blotting and mass spectrometry analysis. Moreover, AHA_3793 was expressed, and its immunogenicity was further verified by western blotting.

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A series of Rh-based catalysts with various crystalline phases (p25, anatase, and rutile) were prepared the incipient-wetness impregnation method. It was found that these catalysts had different metal-support interactions. Hence, 1%Rh/p, 1%Rh/r, and 1%Rh/a exhibited methane, CO, and methanol selectivity, respectively.

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In recent years, tire wear particles (TWP), as the significant proportion of microplastics (MPs), has adsorbed much attention due to its widespread presence in aquatic ecosystem. Compared with typical MPs, TWP exists significant differences in composition, additives, characteristics and so on. With TWP and polypropylene (PP) as target MPs, Cd and Pb as target pollutants, the adsorption-desorption characteristics of heavy metal ions on original and aged MPs were studied.

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