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Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are serious respiratory disorders caused by a variety of intrapulmonary and extrapulmonary factors. Their incidence is increasing year by year, with high morbidity and mortality rates and lack of effective treatment. Inflammation plays a crucial role in ALI development, with sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) being a pivotal enzyme influencing sphingolipid metabolism and participating in inflammatory responses.

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Background: The clinical significance of immune-related antigen in gliomas remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical importance and possible core related genes of CD58 in gliomas.

Methods: Pan-cancer analysis was to observe the association between and different tumors, glioma RNA sequencing data and clinical sample analyses were used to observe the relationship between and glioma, shRNA interference models were to observe the impact of on glioma cell function, and four glioma datasets and two online analysis platforms were used to explore the core related genes affecting the correlation between and glioma.

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  • Puerarin, a compound derived from Pueraria, shows protective effects against lung injury caused by sepsis, specifically through mechanisms involving the Mst1/ERS signaling pathway.* -
  • The study found that puerarin reduced inflammation and apoptosis in lung tissues of mice, as well as improved the health of vascular endothelial cells exposed to harmful stimuli (LPS).* -
  • Overexpression of Mst1 negated the protective effects of puerarin, indicating that the Mst1/ERS pathway is crucial for understanding how puerarin mitigates acute lung injury.*
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Global research trends on innate lymphoid cells in the brain, gut and lung field: a bibliometric and visualized analysis.

Front Immunol

February 2024

The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the National Health Commission, The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Background: ILCs play important roles in the brain, gut, and lungs. Researchers are attempting to establish a research framework on the brain-gut-lung axis using ILCs. However, no one has yet conducted a bibliometric analysis to summarize the findings.

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  • The study investigates how metformin affects acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mice, highlighting the mechanisms involved.
  • BALB/C mice were divided into four groups, and various tests were used to assess kidney damage and inflammation, showing that LPS led to significant renal impairment compared to the control group.
  • Metformin was found to reduce kidney dysfunction and inflammation by enhancing certain protective proteins and decreasing inflammatory pathways, suggesting its potential as a treatment for LPS-induced AKI.
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Clinical value of glucocorticoids for severe community-acquired pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.

Medicine (Baltimore)

November 2023

Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China.

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  • Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is linked to high morbidity and mortality, prompting research into the impact of glucocorticoids on treatment outcomes.* -
  • A meta-analysis of 2,532 patients found no significant differences in mortality or hospital stay length between patients receiving glucocorticoids and those who did not.* -
  • However, glucocorticoids were associated with a reduced duration of mechanical ventilation and the use of vasoactive drugs, suggesting potential benefits in specific treatment areas for sCAP.*
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member-12A (TNFRSF12A) plays a critical role in inflammation and cell death. It is expressed in multiple tissues yet extremely low in normal liver. To date, little is known about its role in cholestasis.

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Potential mechanisms underlying the promoting effects of 3D collagen scaffold culture on stemness and drug resistance of glioma cells.

Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis

November 2022

Cancer Research Institute, Department of Neurosurgery, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China; The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health, The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China. Electronic address:

Background: 3D collagen scaffold culture is a good tool to study glioma metastasis and recurrence in vitro.

Methods: The effect of 3D collagen culture on the colony formation, the sphere formation, and drug sensitivity of glioma cells was observed by soft-agar colony formation assays, sphere formation assays, and CCK-8 assays, respectively. 3D-glioma-drug genes were identified by previous results and online databases.

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Computer-aided diagnostic methods were used to compare the characteristics of the Original COVID-19 and its Delta Variant. This was a retrospective study. A deep learning segmentation model was applied to segment lungs and infections in CT.

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The role of PSGL-1 in pathogenesis of systemic inflammatory response and coagulopathy in endotoxemic mice.

Thromb Res

October 2019

Key Laboratory of Sepsis Translation Medicine of Hunan, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, PR China. Electronic address:

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  • Endotoxemia can lead to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), coagulation issues, and acute lung injury (ALI), driven by activation of key blood and vascular cells.
  • The study investigated the role of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) using a mouse model of endotoxemia induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), while also administering PSGL-1 antibodies.
  • Results indicated that blocking PSGL-1 reduced platelet and leukocyte activity, lessened inflammation, improved survival rates, and mitigated lung damage in the endotoxemic mice, highlighting PSGL-1's significant contribution to these conditions.
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  • The study investigates how puerarin affects the permeability of vascular endothelial cells that have been made hyperpermeable by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).* -
  • Researchers found that puerarin at different concentrations significantly reduced the increase in permeability and inflammatory markers (TNF-α and IL-1β) caused by LPS in human endothelial cells.* -
  • In mice, puerarin pre-treatment improved lung injury and other harmful effects associated with LPS, suggesting it helps maintain endothelial integrity by preventing the downregulation of VE-cadherin.*
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Overactivation of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor promotes oxidative stress, aggravates the inflammatory response and induces excitotoxic lung injury. NMDA is a synthetic agonist that selectively activates the NMDA receptor. Oleanolic acid (OA) is a natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compound.

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  • Clopidogrel is a medication that inhibits platelet activation and aggregation, which is important during inflammation and endotoxemia (a severe immune response).
  • The study investigated how clopidogrel affects inflammation in mice after inducing it with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), focusing on platelet and leukocyte activation and their interactions.
  • Results showed that clopidogrel reduced lung damage, platelet-neutrophil aggregates, and inflammatory markers, suggesting it effectively dampens platelet activation and overall inflammation in endotoxemic conditions.
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The medical 's () infant genre in western Hunan Province is one of the most famous infant genres in China. Based on physiological and pathological characteristics of infants, generation-inhibition theory of five-elements and medical's promotion-inhibition theory of five-meridians, the protocol of "" was flexibly adjusted; according to different constitution types, including lung-deficiency type, spleen-deficiency type, kidney-deficiency type, -deficiency type, -deficiency type, -deficiency type, phlegm-wet type, phlegm-heat type, different protocols were adopted to prevent or reduce the asthma recurrence and reach the aim of regulating constitution and disease prevention.

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Oxidative stress and inflammation are hypothesized to contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The study aimed to investigate the effects of resveratrol in a rat model with COPD on the regulation of oxidative stress and inflammation via the activation of Sirtuin1 (SIRTl) and proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α).

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Patient reporting of undesirable events: a pilot study in China.

Int J Qual Health Care

June 2017

The third affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510000, Prov. Guangdong, China.

Objective: To identify the frequency of undesirable events reported by patients during hospitalization and explore the relationship between undesirable events and perception of safety and satisfaction with care in China.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Chinese university hospital.

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  • The study aimed to uncover the miRNAs and genes linked to radioresistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and explore the mechanisms behind this resistance.
  • Using microarrays and qRT-PCR, researchers identified 15 miRNAs and 372 mRNAs that differed between radioresistant and sensitive NPC cells, and constructed a regulatory network of 375 miRNA-target gene pairs.
  • A key finding was that IL-8 is a direct target of miRNA-23a; when miRNA-23a is downregulated, IL-8 levels increase, contributing to radioresistance in NPC cells.
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Significance of decoy receptor 3 in sera of hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Ups J Med Sci

November 2010

Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Medical College of Jishou University, Jishou 416000, People's Republic of China.

Objective: Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3), a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, is amplified and over-expressed in various cancers. The objective of the present study was to investigate the concentration of DcR3 in sera of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and its clinical significance.

Methods: Serum concentrations of DcR3 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 67 patients with HCC, 8 with liver cirrhosis, 17 with cholecystitis, and in 28 healthy individuals.

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of Wulongdan on the learning and memory abilities of rats with chronic cerebral ischemia and explore the mechanisms.

Methods: Male SD Rat models of chronic cerebral ischemia were established by permanent ligation of the bilateral carotid arteries. Three weeks after the operation, the rats were randomly divided into sham-operated group, chronic cerebral ischemia group (model group), high-dose drug group, low-dose drug group and Yinxingye group and received the corresponding treatments on a daily basis for 5 consecutive weeks.

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Objective: To study whether Danggui Shaoyao Powder (DSP) is by way of improving pineal function to realize its anti-aging effects.

Methods: Forty aged rats were randomly divided into the sham operated group (A), the pinealectomized group (B), the sham medicated group (C), the pinealectomized and medicated group (D). The medication given was gastric perfusion of DSP for 3 weeks.

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[Genetic epidemiology and HLA survey of primary hemochromatosis among Chinese Miao ethnic].

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi

October 2001

Department of Internal Medicine, People's Hospital of Western Hunan Tujia and Miao Nationality Autonomous Region, Medical College of Jishou University, Jishou, Hunan Province 416000, China.

Objective: To evaluate the inheritance modes and the genetic factors of primary hemochromatosis on its etiology among throngs of Chinese Miao nationality in causing the disease and to study the relation between the relevant susceptible gene and HLA linkage.

Methods: To investigate of the genetic epidemiology among some throngs of pure Miao nationality in western Human and the neighbouring areas was carried out and analysis of identical HLA haplotype and Lods was made.

Results: The population morbidity of this disease in this area is 0.

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