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Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Education•Shenyang, China•
About: Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a education organization based out in Shenyang, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Randomized controlled trial & Acupuncture. The organization has 2040 authors who have published 1326 publications receiving 14664 citations.
Topics: Randomized controlled trial, Acupuncture, Apoptosis, Cancer, Portulaca
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TL;DR: In this paper, 2D asynchronous spectra generated by using the DAOSD approach were utilized to probe interactions between Nd 3+ and pyridinium dissolved in aqueous solution.
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TL;DR: The structural properties of Mo2Ga2C were simulated by first-principles under pressure as mentioned in this paper, and the elastic properties and phonon imaginary frequencies confirmed the structural transition at 48 GPa, which probably should be the lowest pressure transition in the Mn+1AXn (n = 1, 2, 3) phases.
Abstract: The structural properties of Mo2Ga2C are simulated by first-principles under pressure. At 40 GPa, the axial compressibilities of c- and a-axes are 0.9763 and 0.9264, respectively, which are the known largest and smallest values in the Mn+1AXn(n = 1) compounds. A phase transition at 48 GPa is observed with an abrupt increase of c-axis and a rapid decrease of a-axis. The elastic properties and phonon imaginary frequencies confirmed the structural transition at 48 GPa, which probably should be the lowest-pressure transition in the Mn+1AXn (n = 1, 2, 3, etc.) phases. The anti-expansion of Mo–Mo bond length is responsible for the c-axis ultra-incompressibility as well as the structural transition at 48 GPa.
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TL;DR: The results of the present study suggest that NE can inhibit cytotoxicity and expression of perforin, granzyme B, IFN‑γ of NK92‑MI cell mainly via the β2‑AR/cAMP/PKA/p‑CREB signaling pathway.
Abstract: Norepinephrine (NE) can regulate natural killer (NK) cell activity, but the mechanism remains unclear. In the present study the roles of adrenergic receptors (ARs) in inhibiting NK92‑MI cells‑mediated cytotoxicity by NE were investigated. To examine the effect of NE on NK92‑MI cytotoxicity, a lactate dehydrogenase‑release cytotoxicity assay was used to determine the cytotoxicity of NK92‑MI cells against K562 cells. To evaluate the possible function of the α, β1 and β2 AR in mediating NE‑induced effects, NK92‑MI cells were pre‑incubated with phenol‑amine, CGP20712A and ICI118551 prior to stimulation by NE. To evaluate the role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)‑protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway in the inhibitory effect on cytotoxicity of NK92‑MI cell by NE, NK92‑MI cells were pre‑incubated with PKA inhibitor Rp‑8‑Br‑cAMP prior to stimulation by NE. It was demonstrated that NE decreased cytotoxicity and downregulated the expression of perforin, granzyme B and interferon (IFN)‑γ of NK92‑MI cells in a dose‑dependent manner. Blocking NE functional receptors by ARs antagonists, particularly of β2 AR antagonist, suppressed the inhibitory effect of NE on cytotoxicity and expression of perforin, granzyme B, IFN‑γ of NK92‑MI cells significantly. Blockade of β2 AR in NE treated NK92‑MI cells resulted in a reduction of the expression of phosphorylated (p)‑cAMP‑responsive element‑binding protein (CREB) and intracellular cAMP concentration. Inhibiting the activity of PKA by Rp‑8‑Br‑cAMP in NE treated NK92‑MI cells resulted in increased cytotoxicity. The results of the present study suggest that NE can inhibit cytotoxicity and expression of perforin, granzyme B, IFN‑γ of NK92‑MI cell mainly via the β2‑AR/cAMP/PKA/p‑CREB signaling pathway.
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TL;DR: A group of significant factors which could influence the use of CAM in patients with CAD are suggested, including age, type, and reasons for CAM use or non-CAM use.
Abstract: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used in China for the management of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, few studies have been conducted to investigate the prevalence, perceived effectiveness, types, and reasons of CAM use in patients diagnosed with CAD. A cross-sectional study design was adopted. Questionnaires were distributed at the outpatient cardiac clinics of four tertiary-level teaching general hospitals in Beijing. Quantitative data were analyzed using Student’s t-test. Categorical data were analyzed using chi-square test. Logistic regression was employed to explore factors associated with the use of CAM as well as CAM use features in Chinese medicine (CM) hospitals when significant differences were found upon comparisons. From May to July, 2009, a total of 600 questionnaires were distributed, and 546 patients with a diagnosis of CAD responded with valid values and were included in the present study. CAM was used by 69.1% of the patients with CAD; the majority (75.9%) of these CAM users believes that CAM is effective. “Few side effects” (49.6%) was the main reason of CAM use; whereas “doubt of effect” (61.5%) was the main reason for non-use. Patent herbal medicine (90.7%) was the most commonly used CAM type. Compared with non-CAM users, CAM users tended to be older (p < 0.01), have a longer disease duration (p = 0.02) and better current health status. In addition, CAM users had significant lower odds for emergency admission and hospitalization within the past one year. Patients with CAD from CM and WM hospitals differ in CAM use frequency, types, perceived effectiveness, as well as reasons for CAM use or non-CAM use. The present study suggested a group of significant factors which could influence the use of CAM in patients with CAD. CAM use patterns differ in patients from CM and WM hospitals.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a kind of FITC-insulin tip-loaded dissolving microneedles fabricated with the mixture of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and sucrose using homemade PDMS MNs mold under vacuum condition.
Abstract: It’s of great significance to develop insulin-loaded dissolving microneedles (MNs) which are fabricated with various methods and materials for transdermal delivery of insulin to effectively and efficiently treat diabetes. In this work, we present a kind of FITC-insulin tip-loaded dissolving MNs fabricated with the mixture of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and sucrose using homemade PDMS MNs mold under vacuum condition. The uniform appearance of MN arrays contributes to controlling the drug dosage well as required. Sufficient mechanical strength for penetrating tough stratum corneum can be obtained by vacuum frozen-drying for at least 6 h after peeling MNs off the mold. About 90% of the FITC-insulin localized in the conical MN tips and can be released into skin within 2 min after insertion. To evaluate the absorption rate of equal 0.1 U of FITC-insulin delivered from shallow subcutaneous tissue into deep systemic circulation, the In Vivo Imaging System (IVIS) was used to determine the relative drug content of FITC-insulin residual on the skin surface. And 0.1 U of FITC-insulin in the injection solution was absorbed completely within 2 h, which was faster than that loaded in the MNs within 3 h. Even so, the total hypoglycemic effect of insulin was not affected largely by this delicate difference between the absorption rate. These results suggested that the efficient MN fabrication process proposed in this work show great potential for mass production and practical application of drug-loaded dissolving MNs in future.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Hang Xiao | 64 | 618 | 16026 |
Muhammad Riaz | 58 | 934 | 15927 |
Jianping Liu | 45 | 333 | 7977 |
Guoan Luo | 45 | 221 | 6358 |
Xingshun Qi | 40 | 308 | 5409 |
Mei Wang | 29 | 201 | 6007 |
Xiaozhong Guo | 28 | 142 | 2269 |
Zhiwei Cao | 27 | 110 | 2879 |
Xinggang Yang | 26 | 113 | 2292 |
Ruixin Zhu | 25 | 110 | 2119 |
Ran Wang | 23 | 157 | 1942 |
Li-Ping Bai | 22 | 95 | 1824 |
Ke Liu | 19 | 31 | 1183 |
Ahmed M. Metwaly | 17 | 51 | 682 |
Kailin Tang | 17 | 40 | 919 |