Scientific research competitiveness in hospitals: A narrative review of major hospital ranking systems in China.

Background And Aims: Several hospital ranking systems have been created in China recently, but there is still a lack of comprehensive analysis of the weight and significance of scientific research in hospital ranking. The present study aimed to identify and analyze the role of scientific research competitiveness in various hospital ranking systems in China.

Methods: Over 200 materials published between 2010 and 2020 and related to three mainstream hospital ranking systems in China were reviewed.

Mesenchymal stem cells alleviate experimental asthma by inducing polarization of alveolar macrophages.

The reparative and immunoregulatory properties of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have made them attractive candidates for cellular therapy. However, the underlying mechanism of the effects of transplanted MSCs on allergic asthma remains elusive. Here, we show that administration of MSCs isolated from human bone marrow provoked a pronounced polarization in alveolar macrophages to M2 subtypes, rather than induced an increase in the total macrophage number, and efficiently inhibited hallmark features of asthma, including airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophilic accumulation.

The association between RhEPO and FN expression in glomerular mesangial cells.

Aim: Erythropoietin (rhEPO) is increasingly being used in the treatment of anemia caused by miscellaneous reasons. The aim of our research is to investigate the effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) on cellular growth and fibronectin (FN) expression in glomerular mesangial cells.

Methods: Western blot was used to detect the expression of FN induced by rhEPO (1, 10, 100 and 1000U/mL).