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  1. Article ; Online: C-MYC induces idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis via modulation of miR-9-5p-mediated TBPL1.

    Qin, Hui / Tang, Yan / Mao, Yuan / Zhou, Xuehui / Xu, Tongrong / Liu, Wenming / Su, Xin

    Cellular signalling

    2022  Volume 93, Page(s) 110274

    Abstract: We sought to pinpoint the potential role of C-MYC in pulmonary fibroblast proliferation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and its mechanism. A mouse model of IPF was established by injection of bleomycin. C-MYC and miR-9-5p expression was determined ...

    Abstract We sought to pinpoint the potential role of C-MYC in pulmonary fibroblast proliferation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and its mechanism. A mouse model of IPF was established by injection of bleomycin. C-MYC and miR-9-5p expression was determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot analysis. The interaction among C-MYC, miR-9-5p, and TBPL1 was detected by ChIP assay and dual luciferase reporter gene assay. After alteration of C-MYC, miR-9-5p, and TBPL1, their roles in pulmonary fibrosis and collagen fiber deposition in mice as well as proliferation and differentiation of pulmonary fibroblasts were assessed. Upregulated C-MYC expression was seen in the lung tissues of IPF mice and its silencing retarded IPF in mice. C-MYC could activate miR-9-5p that negatively regulated TBPL1 expression. Up-regulated C-MYC promoted proliferation and differentiation of pulmonary fibroblasts by inhibiting TBPL1 via activation of miR-9-5p, thus triggering IPF. Moreover, in the lung tissues-derived cells of IPF mice, C-MYC inhibitor, 10,058-F4, was observed to inhibit miR-9-5p expression, thereby repressing pulmonary fibrosis by up-regulating TBPL1. Our data provided evidence pinpointed the aggravative role of C-MYC in IPF by activating miR-9-5p to regulate TBPL1 expression.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bleomycin/metabolism ; Bleomycin/pharmacology ; Cell Proliferation ; Fibroblasts/metabolism ; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/genetics ; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/metabolism ; Lung/metabolism ; Mice ; MicroRNAs/genetics ; MicroRNAs/metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism ; TATA Box Binding Protein-Like Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances MIRN9 microRNA, mouse ; MicroRNAs ; Myc protein, mouse ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ; TATA Box Binding Protein-Like Proteins ; Tbpl1 protein, mouse ; Bleomycin (11056-06-7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1002702-6
    ISSN 1873-3913 ; 0898-6568
    ISSN (online) 1873-3913
    ISSN 0898-6568
    DOI 10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110274
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  2. Article ; Online: High sensitivity of room-temperature terahertz photodetector based on silicon.

    Qiu, Qinxi / Ma, Wanli / Li, Jingbo / Jiang, Lin / Mao, Wangchen / Lu, Xuehui / Yao, Niangjuan / Shi, Yi / Huang, Zhiming

    iScience

    2022  Volume 25, Issue 10, Page(s) 105217

    Abstract: Silicon (Si) is the most important semiconductor material broadly used in both electronics and optoelectronics. However, the performance of Si-based room temperature detectors is far below the requirements for direct detection in the terahertz (THz) band, ...

    Abstract Silicon (Si) is the most important semiconductor material broadly used in both electronics and optoelectronics. However, the performance of Si-based room temperature detectors is far below the requirements for direct detection in the terahertz (THz) band, a very promising electromagnetic band for the next-generation technology. Here, we report a high sensitivity of room temperature THz photodetector utilizing the electromagnetic induced well mechanism with an SOI-based structure for easy integration. The detector achieves a responsivity of 122 kV W
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105217
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  3. Article: Folate receptor-positive circulating tumor cells predict survival and recurrence patterns in patients undergoing resection for pancreatic cancer.

    Cheng, Hao / Yang, Jun / Fu, Xu / Mao, Liang / Chu, Xuehui / Lu, Chenglin / Li, Gang / Qiu, Yudong / He, Wei

    Frontiers in oncology

    2022  Volume 12, Page(s) 1012609

    Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the prognostic impact of folate receptor (FR)-positive circulating tumor cells (FR: Background: Risk stratification before surgery for PC patients remains challenging as there are no reliable prognostic markers currently. FR: ...

    Abstract Objective: To evaluate the prognostic impact of folate receptor (FR)-positive circulating tumor cells (FR
    Background: Risk stratification before surgery for PC patients remains challenging as there are no reliable prognostic markers currently. FR
    Methods: Peripheral blood samples from 44 consecutive patients diagnosed with PC were analyzed for FR
    Results: For the prognostic stratification, the optimal cut-off value of CTCs analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 14.49 folate units (FU)/3 ml. High CTC levels (> 14.49 FU/3 ml) were detected in 52.0% (13/25) of the patients in the surgical group and 63.2% (12/19) in the non-surgical group. In the surgical group, median disease-free survival (DFS) for patients with high CTC levels versus low CTC levels (< 14.49 FU/3 ml) was 8.0 versus 26.0 months (
    Conclusion: FR
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.1012609
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  4. Article ; Online: Relationship between CRP Albumin Ratio and the Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with AKI

    Jiajia Wang / Kai Zhao / Xuehui Mao / Yabin Zhang / Jing Shao / Weihua Fan / Yong Wang

    BioMed Research International, Vol

    A Retrospective Observational Study

    2021  Volume 2021

    Abstract: Background. AKI is known to be associated with inflammation and nutritional status. The novel inflammatory prognostic score CAR (CRP/albumin ratio), which combines inflammation and nutritional status, was hypothesized to be associated with mortality in ... ...

    Abstract Background. AKI is known to be associated with inflammation and nutritional status. The novel inflammatory prognostic score CAR (CRP/albumin ratio), which combines inflammation and nutritional status, was hypothesized to be associated with mortality in critically ill AKI patients in this study. Methods. The included cases were patients admitted to the ICU of Shandong Provincial Hospital from January 2016 to November 2018 and diagnosed with AKI within 48 hours of ICU admission. From the electronic case database of Shandong Provincial Hospital, we extracted the baseline demographic information, vital signs, routine laboratory parameters, complications, and other data. The above records are measured within 48 hours of admission to ICU. The clinical endpoint was the total cause mortality rate in hospital and 2 years. We constructed two multivariate regression models to determine the statistically significant correlation between CAR and mortality and conducted subgroup analysis to determine the mortality among different subgroups. Results. A total of 580 patients were included in this study. In multivariate regression analysis, higher CAR was associated with an increase in hospital and two-year all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with AKI after adjusting gender, age, respiratory frequency, temperature, and other confounding factors (tertile 3 versus tertile 1: OR, 95% CI: 2.97, 1.70-5.17; 3.03, 1.68-5.47, respectively; P<0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that the CAR level in each subgroup increases with hospital mortality in critically ill patients with AKI. Conclusion. The increase of CAR in critically ill patients with AKI was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death.
    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Subject code 310
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Limited
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Relationship between CRP Albumin Ratio and the Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with AKI: A Retrospective Observational Study.

    Wang, Jiajia / Zhao, Kai / Mao, Xuehui / Zhang, Yabin / Shao, Jing / Fan, Weihua / Wang, Yong

    BioMed research international

    2021  Volume 2021, Page(s) 9957563

    Abstract: Background: AKI is known to be associated with inflammation and nutritional status. The novel inflammatory prognostic score CAR (CRP/albumin ratio), which combines inflammation and nutritional status, was hypothesized to be associated with mortality in ... ...

    Abstract Background: AKI is known to be associated with inflammation and nutritional status. The novel inflammatory prognostic score CAR (CRP/albumin ratio), which combines inflammation and nutritional status, was hypothesized to be associated with mortality in critically ill AKI patients in this study.
    Methods: The included cases were patients admitted to the ICU of Shandong Provincial Hospital from January 2016 to November 2018 and diagnosed with AKI within 48 hours of ICU admission. From the electronic case database of Shandong Provincial Hospital, we extracted the baseline demographic information, vital signs, routine laboratory parameters, complications, and other data. The above records are measured within 48 hours of admission to ICU. The clinical endpoint was the total cause mortality rate in hospital and 2 years. We constructed two multivariate regression models to determine the statistically significant correlation between CAR and mortality and conducted subgroup analysis to determine the mortality among different subgroups.
    Results: A total of 580 patients were included in this study. In multivariate regression analysis, higher CAR was associated with an increase in hospital and two-year all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with AKI after adjusting gender, age, respiratory frequency, temperature, and other confounding factors (tertile 3 versus tertile 1: OR, 95% CI: 2.97, 1.70-5.17; 3.03, 1.68-5.47, respectively;
    Conclusion: The increase of CAR in critically ill patients with AKI was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death.
    MeSH term(s) Acute Kidney Injury/mortality ; Albumins/metabolism ; C-Reactive Protein/metabolism ; Critical Illness/mortality ; Female ; Hospital Mortality ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies
    Chemical Substances Albumins ; C-Reactive Protein (9007-41-4)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 2698540-8
    ISSN 2314-6141 ; 2314-6133
    ISSN (online) 2314-6141
    ISSN 2314-6133
    DOI 10.1155/2021/9957563
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  6. Article ; Online: Underwater ghost imaging with detection distance up to 9.3 attenuation lengths.

    Li, Yuliang / Chen, Mingliang / Qi, Jinquan / Deng, Chenjin / Du, Longkun / Bo, Zunwang / Han, Chang / Mao, Zhihua / He, Yan / Shao, Xuehui / Han, Shensheng

    Optics express

    2023  Volume 31, Issue 23, Page(s) 38457–38474

    Abstract: Underwater ghost imaging LiDAR is an effective method of underwater detection. In this research, theoretical and experimental investigations were conducted on underwater ghost imaging, combining the underwater optical field transmission model with the ... ...

    Abstract Underwater ghost imaging LiDAR is an effective method of underwater detection. In this research, theoretical and experimental investigations were conducted on underwater ghost imaging, combining the underwater optical field transmission model with the inherent optical parameters of a water body. In addition, the Wells model and the approximate Sahu-Shanmugam scattering phase function were used to create a model for underwater optical transmission. The second-order Glauber function of the optical field was then employed to analyze the scattering field degradation during the transmission process. The simulation and experimental results verified that the proposed underwater model could better reveal the degrading effect of a water body on ghost imaging. A further series of experiments comparing underwater ghost imaging at different detection distances was also conducted. In the experimental system, gated photomultiplier tube (PMT) was used to filter out the peak of backscattering, allowing a larger gain to be set for longer-range detection of the target. The laser with a central wavelength of 532 nm was operated at a frequency of 2 KHz, with a single pulse energy of 2 mJ, a pulse width of 10 ns. High-reflective targets were imaged up to 65.2 m (9.3 attenuation lengths (ALs), attenuation coefficient c = 0.1426 m
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1491859-6
    ISSN 1094-4087 ; 1094-4087
    ISSN (online) 1094-4087
    ISSN 1094-4087
    DOI 10.1364/OE.499186
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  7. Article ; Online: Methanogenic Community, CH

    Song, Yutong / Chen, Leiyi / Kang, Luyao / Yang, Guibiao / Qin, Shuqi / Zhang, Qiwen / Mao, Chao / Kou, Dan / Fang, Kai / Feng, Xuehui / Yang, Yuanhe

    Environmental science & technology

    2021  

    Abstract: Permafrost thaw could increase methane ( ... ...

    Abstract Permafrost thaw could increase methane (CH
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1520-5851
    ISSN (online) 1520-5851
    DOI 10.1021/acs.est.0c07267
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  8. Article: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the fathers' fear of childbirth scale: A cross-sectional study.

    Guo, Pingping / Zhang, Xuehui / Cui, Nianqi / Chen, Dandan / Wang, Lijuan / Zheng, Qiong / Xu, Jin / Jin, Yin / Mao, Minna / Xu, Ping / Zhang, Wei / Wang, Xiaojuan / Xu, Xuefen / Zhao, Rujia / Feng, Suwen

    Frontiers in psychiatry

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1128971

    Abstract: Background and aim: Fear of childbirth (FOC) is one of the most common mental health concerns among expectant fathers, which can cause adverse consequences for themselves and their families. A valid and accurate tool is the key to the identification of ... ...

    Abstract Background and aim: Fear of childbirth (FOC) is one of the most common mental health concerns among expectant fathers, which can cause adverse consequences for themselves and their families. A valid and accurate tool is the key to the identification of FOC. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the fathers' fear of childbirth scale (FFCS) into simplified Chinese and test the scale's psychometric properties among expectant fathers in mainland China.
    Methods: Researchers obtained translation permission and followed the multiphase translation guidelines to develop the Chinese version of the fathers' fear of childbirth scale (C-FFCS). Relevant psychometric properties were selected for the scale's psychometric validation on the basis of the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Status Measurement Instruments checklist. In this cross-sectional study, two samples of expectant fathers were collected in a university-affiliated hospital in Hangzhou between September and October 2022.
    Results: A total of 381 expectant fathers completed the C-FFCS, resulting in an effective response rate of 95.6%. The C-FFCS is a 3-factor structure consisting of 16 items, which explained 66.374% of the total variance. The content validity index of items ranged from 0.833 to 1.00, and the scale-level content validity index was 0.931. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the scale's 3-factor structure. Evidence of convergent validity (average variance extracted = 0.508-0.780) as well as discriminant validity offered excellent psychometric support. The Cronbach's α coefficient, McDonald's ω coefficient, intraclass correlation coefficient, Spearman-Brown coefficient, and Guttman split-half coefficient are within the satisfactory range (> 0.80). Significant correlations between the scores of the C-FFCS and Childbirth Attitude Questionnaire (
    Conclusion: The C-FFCS was demonstrated to be a sound instrument with good reliability and validity for measuring Chinese expectant fathers' FOC levels. However, further studies are advocated to verify the C-FFCS among a larger sample that is more representative of the Chinese expectant father population.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564218-2
    ISSN 1664-0640
    ISSN 1664-0640
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1128971
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  9. Article: Evaluating analytical quality in clinical biochemistry laboratory using Six Sigma.

    Mao, Xuehui / Shao, Jing / Zhang, Bingchang / Wang, Yong

    Biochemia medica

    2018  Volume 28, Issue 2, Page(s) 20904

    Abstract: Introduction: In recent years, Six Sigma metrics has became the hotspot in all trades and professions, which contributes a general procedure to explain the performance on sigma scale. Nowadays, many large companies, such as General Healthcare, Siemens, ! ...

    Abstract Introduction: In recent years, Six Sigma metrics has became the hotspot in all trades and professions, which contributes a general procedure to explain the performance on sigma scale. Nowadays, many large companies, such as General Healthcare, Siemens,
    Materials and methods: This study was conducted in the clinical chemistry laboratory of Shandong Provincial Hospital. The five-months data of internal quality control were harvested for the parameters: amylase (AMY), lactate dehydrogenase (LD), potassium, total bilirubin (TBIL), triglyceride, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), uric acid, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), urea, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), creatinine (CRE), total protein, creatine kinase (CK), total cholesterol, glucose (GLU), albumin (ALB). Sigma metrics were calculated using total allowable error, precision and percent bias for the above-mentioned parameters.
    Results: Sigma values of urea and sodium were below 3. Sigma values of total protein, CK, total cholesterol, GLU and ALB were in the range of 3 to 6. Sigma values of AMY, uric acid, HDL-C, TBIL, ALT, triglyceride, AST, ALP and CRE were more than 6.
    Conclusion: Amylase was the best performer with a Sigma metrics value of 19.93, while sodium had the least average sigma values of 2.23. Actions should be taken to improve method performance for these parameters with sigma below 3.
    MeSH term(s) Clinical Chemistry Tests ; Humans ; Total Quality Management/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-10
    Publishing country Croatia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1208725-7
    ISSN 1846-7482 ; 1330-0962
    ISSN (online) 1846-7482
    ISSN 1330-0962
    DOI 10.11613/BM.2018.020904
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  10. Article ; Online: Development of chimeric peptides to facilitate the neutralisation of lipopolysaccharides during bactericidal targeting of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli

    Zhenlong Wang / Xuehui Liu / Da Teng / Ruoyu Mao / Ya Hao / Na Yang / Xiao Wang / Zhanzhan Li / Xiumin Wang / Jianhua Wang

    Communications Biology, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2020  Volume 15

    Abstract: Wang ZL and Wang XM design bactericidal peptides in which an antimicrobial domain is fused to a domain that facilitates the neutralisation of lipoplysaccaride (LPS) to prevent inflammation associated with the targeting of Gram-negative bacteria. They ... ...

    Abstract Wang ZL and Wang XM design bactericidal peptides in which an antimicrobial domain is fused to a domain that facilitates the neutralisation of lipoplysaccaride (LPS) to prevent inflammation associated with the targeting of Gram-negative bacteria. They characterise their properties and structures, and show their efficiency in vitro and in vivo.
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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