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  1. Article ; Online: Effect of zopiclone combined with Deanxit on cytokines and neurotransmitters in patients with poststroke depression

    Rui Tao

    Journal of Hainan Medical University, Vol 24, Iss 04, Pp 47-

    2018  Volume 50

    Abstract: Objective: To explore the effect of zopiclone combined with Deanxit on cytokines and neurotransmitters in patients with poststroke depression. Methods: A total of 78 patients with poststroke depression who were treated in Zaozhuang Mining Group Dongjiao ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To explore the effect of zopiclone combined with Deanxit on cytokines and neurotransmitters in patients with poststroke depression. Methods: A total of 78 patients with poststroke depression who were treated in Zaozhuang Mining Group Dongjiao Hospital between January 2015 and February 2017 were divided into control group (n=41, receiving conventional Deanxit therapy) and zopiclone group (n=37, receiving zopiclone combined with Deanxit therapy). The differences in serum nerve injury marker, inflammatory cytokine and monoamine neurotransmitter levels were compared between the two groups before treatment and after 12 weeks of treatment. Results: Before treatment, serum levels of nerve injury markers, inflammatory cytokines and monoamine neurotransmitters were not significantly different between the two groups. After 12 weeks of treatment, serum nerve injury markers NSE and S100B levels of zopiclone group were lower than those of control group whereas BDNF level was higher than that of control group; serum inflammatory cytokines IL-1, IL-2, IL-23 and TNF-α levels of zopiclone group were lower than those of control group; serum monoamine neurotransmitters NE, 5-HT and DA levels of zopiclone group were higher than those of control group. Conclusion: Zopiclone combined with Deanxit therapy can effectively optimize the neurological function, reduce the inflammatory response and increase the secretion of monoamine neurotransmitters in patients with poststroke depression.
    Keywords Poststroke depression ; Zopiclone ; Deanxit ; Neurotransmitter ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Identification of Enterprise Financial Risk Based on Clustering Algorithm

    Bingxiang Li / Rui Tao / Meng Li

    Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, Vol

    2022  Volume 2022

    Abstract: In order to solve the problem that corporate financial risks seriously affect the healthy development of enterprises, credit institutions, securities investors, and even the whole of China, the K-means clustering algorithm, the risk screening process, ... ...

    Abstract In order to solve the problem that corporate financial risks seriously affect the healthy development of enterprises, credit institutions, securities investors, and even the whole of China, the K-means clustering algorithm, the risk screening process, and the Gaussian mixture clustering algorithm, the risk screening process, are proposed; experiments have shown that although the number of high-risk companies selected by the K-means algorithm is small, only 9% of the full sample, the high-risk cluster can contain nearly 30% of the new “special treatment” companies. If the time period is extended to the next 5 years, this proportion will be higher. Finally we found that if the prediction of “special handling” events is used as the criterion for evaluating high-risk clusters, then K-means clustering can effectively screen out those risky companies that need to be treated with caution by investors. The validity of the experiment is verified.
    Keywords Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7 ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ; RC321-571
    Subject code 332
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Limited
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Capturing ion trapping and detrapping dynamics in electrochromic thin films.

    Zhang, Renfu / Zhou, Qinqi / Huang, Siyuan / Zhang, Yiwen / Wen, Rui-Tao

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 2294

    Abstract: Ion trapping has been found to be responsible for the performance degradation in electrochromic oxide thin films, and a detrapping procedure was proved to be effective to rejuvenate the degraded films. Despite of the studies on ion trapping and ... ...

    Abstract Ion trapping has been found to be responsible for the performance degradation in electrochromic oxide thin films, and a detrapping procedure was proved to be effective to rejuvenate the degraded films. Despite of the studies on ion trapping and detrapping, its dynamics remain largely unknown. Moreover, coloration mechanisms of electrochromic oxides are also far from clear, limiting the development of superior devices. Here, we visualize ion trapping and detrapping dynamics in a model electrochromic material, amorphous WO
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-46500-8
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  4. Article: Transcriptome sequencing reveals novel biomarkers and immune cell infiltration in esophageal tumorigenesis.

    Sun, Jian-Rong / Chen, Dong-Mei / Huang, Rong / Wang, Rui-Tao / Jia, Li-Qun

    World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 4, Page(s) 1500–1513

    Abstract: Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, and its development comprises a multistep process from intraepithelial neoplasia (IN) to carcinoma (CA). However, the critical regulators and ... ...

    Abstract Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, and its development comprises a multistep process from intraepithelial neoplasia (IN) to carcinoma (CA). However, the critical regulators and underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown.
    Aim: To explore the genes and infiltrating immune cells in the microenvironment that are associated with the multistage progression of ESCC to facilitate diagnosis and early intervention.
    Methods: A mouse model mimicking the multistage development of ESCC was established by providing warter containing 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO) to C57BL/6 mice. Moreover, we established a control group without 4NQO treatment of mice. Then, transcriptome sequencing was performed for esophageal tissues from patients with different pathological statuses, including low-grade IN (LGIN), high-grade IN (HGIN), and CA, and controlled normal tissue (NOR) samples. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the LGIN, HGIN, and CA groups, and the biological functions of the DEGs were analyzed
    Results: Compared with those in the NOR group, a total of 681541, and 840 DEGs were obtained in the LGIN, HGIN, and CA groups, respectively. Using the intersection of the three sets of DEGs, we identified 86 genes as key genes involved in the development of ESCC. Enrichment analysis revealed that these genes were enriched mainly in the keratinization, epidermal cell differentiation, and interleukin (IL)-17 signaling pathways. CIBERSORT analysis revealed that, compared with those in the NOR group, M0 and M1 macrophages in the 4NQO group showed stronger infiltration, which was validated by IHC. Serum cytokine analysis revealed that, compared with those in the NOR group, IL-1β and IL-6 were upregulated, while IL-10 was downregulated in the LGIN, HGIN, and CA groups. Moreover, the expression of the representative key genes, such as S100a8 and Krt6b, was verified in external human samples, and the results of immunohistochemical staining were consistent with the findings in mice.
    Conclusion: We identified a set of key genes represented by S100a8 and Krt6b and investigated their potential biological functions. In addition, we found that macrophage infiltration and abnormal alterations in the levels of inflammation-associated cytokines, such as IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-10, in the peripheral blood may be closely associated with the development of ESCC.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-05
    Publishing country China
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2573696-6
    ISSN 1948-5204
    ISSN 1948-5204
    DOI 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i4.1500
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  5. Article ; Online: Sub-10 μm-Thick Ge Thin Film Fabrication from Bulk-Ge Substrates via a Wet Etching Method.

    Wang, Liming / Zhu, Ying / Wen, Rui-Tao / Xia, Guangrui

    ACS omega

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 51, Page(s) 49201–49210

    Abstract: Low-defect density Ge thin films are crucial for studying the impact of defect density on the performance limits of Ge-based optical devices (optical detectors, LEDs, and lasers). Ge thinning is also important for Ge-based multijunction solar cells. In ... ...

    Abstract Low-defect density Ge thin films are crucial for studying the impact of defect density on the performance limits of Ge-based optical devices (optical detectors, LEDs, and lasers). Ge thinning is also important for Ge-based multijunction solar cells. In this work, Ge wet etching using three acidic H
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2470-1343
    ISSN (online) 2470-1343
    DOI 10.1021/acsomega.3c07490
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  6. Article: The role of mammalian Sirtuin 6 in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus.

    Wu, Kehan / Wang, Yaqiao / Liu, Runmin / Wang, Hao / Rui, Tao

    Frontiers in physiology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1207133

    Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are severe diseases posing threat to human health because of their high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of diabetes mellitus is also increasing rapidly. Various signaling molecules are involved in the pathogenesis ...

    Abstract Cardiovascular diseases are severe diseases posing threat to human health because of their high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of diabetes mellitus is also increasing rapidly. Various signaling molecules are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Sirtuin 6 (Sirt6), which is a class III histone deacetylase, has attracted numerous attentions since its discovery. Sirt6 enjoys a unique structure, important biological functions, and is involved in multiple cellular processes such as stress response, mitochondrial biogenesis, transcription, insulin resistance, inflammatory response, chromatin silencing, and apoptosis. Sirt6 also plays significant roles in regulating several cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, as well as cardiac remodeling, bringing Sirt6 into the focus of clinical interests. In this review, we examine the recent advances in understanding the mechanistic working through which Sirt6 alters the course of lethal cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2564217-0
    ISSN 1664-042X
    ISSN 1664-042X
    DOI 10.3389/fphys.2023.1207133
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  7. Article ; Online: Red blood cell distribution width is associated with sarcopenia risk in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

    Jia, Qing-Chun / Qin, Ling / Niu, Ye / Liu, Le / Liu, Ping-Ping / Miao, Shi-di / Cui, Ming-Ming / Wang, Rui-Tao

    BMC cancer

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 95

    Abstract: Background: Sarcopenia has received increasing attention in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a significant component of the complete blood count and indicates the heterogeneity of erythrocyte volume. Little ... ...

    Abstract Background: Sarcopenia has received increasing attention in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a significant component of the complete blood count and indicates the heterogeneity of erythrocyte volume. Little information is known about RDW in relation to sarcopenia in early-stage (IA-IIIA) NSCLC. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between RDW and sarcopenia risk in early-stage NSCLC patients.
    Methods: This study included 378 patients with pathologically confirmed stage IA-IIIA NSCLC. Sarcopenia was defined by measuring the skeletal muscle index (SMI) at the eleventh thoracic vertebra level. The maximum Youden index on the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to estimate the cutoff value for RDW to predict sarcopenia. Logistic regression analyses were carried out to assess the independent risk factors for sarcopenia in NSCLC.
    Results: The ROC curve indicated that the best cutoff point for RDW to predict sarcopenia was 12.9 (sensitivity of 43.80% and specificity of 76.76%, respectively). Moreover, there were significant differences in hemoglobin (p < 0.001), comorbidities (p = 0.001), histological type (p = 0.002), and cancer stage (p = 0.032) between the high RDW and low RDW groups. Logistic regression analyses revealed that high RDW is an independent risk factor for sarcopenia in early-stage NSCLC.
    Conclusion: RDW is associated with sarcopenia risk in early-stage NSCLC.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology ; Sarcopenia/pathology ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Retrospective Studies ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/pathology ; Erythrocytes/pathology ; ROC Curve ; Prognosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041352-X
    ISSN 1471-2407 ; 1471-2407
    ISSN (online) 1471-2407
    ISSN 1471-2407
    DOI 10.1186/s12885-024-11864-z
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  8. Article ; Online: Controlled formation of three-dimensional cavities during lateral epitaxial growth.

    Zhang, Yiwen / Wang, Baoming / Miao, Changxu / Chai, Haozhi / Hong, Wei / Ross, Frances M / Wen, Rui-Tao

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 2247

    Abstract: Epitaxial growth is a fundamental step required to create devices for the semiconductor industry, enabling different materials to be combined in layers with precise control of strain and defect structure. Patterning the growth substrate with a mask ... ...

    Abstract Epitaxial growth is a fundamental step required to create devices for the semiconductor industry, enabling different materials to be combined in layers with precise control of strain and defect structure. Patterning the growth substrate with a mask before performing epitaxial growth offers additional degrees of freedom to engineer the structure and hence function of the semiconductor device. Here, we demonstrate that conditions exist where such epitaxial lateral overgrowth can produce complex, three-dimensional structures that incorporate cavities of deterministic size. We grow germanium on silicon substrates patterned with a dielectric mask and show that fully-enclosed cavities can be created through an unexpected self-assembly process that is controlled by surface diffusion and surface energy minimization. The result is confined cavities enclosed by single crystalline Ge, with size and position tunable through the initial mask pattern. We present a model to account for the observed cavity symmetry, pinch-off and subsequent evolution, reflecting the dominant role of surface energy. Since dielectric mask patterning and epitaxial growth are compatible with conventional device processing steps, we suggest that this mechanism provides a strategy for developing electronic and photonic functionalities.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-46222-x
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  9. Article: Crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and regulated cell death in tumors: insights into apoptosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, and pyroptosis.

    Chen, Cong / Liu, Jian / Lin, Xia / Xiang, Aizhai / Ye, Qianwei / Guo, Jufeng / Rui, Tao / Xu, Jian / Hu, Shufang

    Cell death discovery

    2024  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 189

    Abstract: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the main stromal component of the tumor microenvironment (TME), play multifaceted roles in cancer progression through paracrine signaling, exosome transfer, and cell interactions. Attractively, recent evidence ... ...

    Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the main stromal component of the tumor microenvironment (TME), play multifaceted roles in cancer progression through paracrine signaling, exosome transfer, and cell interactions. Attractively, recent evidence indicates that CAFs can modulate various forms of regulated cell death (RCD) in adjacent tumor cells, thus involving cancer proliferation, therapy resistance, and immune exclusion. Here, we present a brief introduction to CAFs and basic knowledge of RCD, including apoptosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, and pyroptosis. In addition, we further summarize the different types of RCD in tumors that are mediated by CAFs, as well as the effects of these modes of RCD on CAFs. This review will deepen our understanding of the interactions between CAFs and RCD and might offer novel therapeutic avenues for future cancer treatments.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2058-7716
    ISSN 2058-7716
    DOI 10.1038/s41420-024-01958-9
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  10. Article ; Online: Microspheres and their Potential in Endodontic Regeneration Application.

    Yang, Ting / Xie, Li / Zhang, Rui Tao / Tian, Wei Dong

    The Chinese journal of dental research : the official journal of the Scientific Section of the Chinese Stomatological Association (CSA)

    2022  Volume 25, Issue 1, Page(s) 29–36

    Abstract: Microspheres have been widely utilised as versatile carriers in biomedical applications. In recent years, as a new type of injectable scaffold, microspheres have attracted increasing attention in the field of regenerative medicine owing to their various ... ...

    Abstract Microspheres have been widely utilised as versatile carriers in biomedical applications. In recent years, as a new type of injectable scaffold, microspheres have attracted increasing attention in the field of regenerative medicine owing to their various advantages including their small size, large specific surface area and mimicry of the 3D native environment. These characteristics enable them to adopt the narrow and irregular anatomy of the tooth and become an ideal scaffold for endodontic regeneration. Microspheres play an important role in carrying biologics (cells, biomolecules and drugs), which effectively regulate the fate of stem cells and control the release of growth factors and drugs. Cell-laden microspheres, which can be divided into microcarriers and microcapsules, have great application prospects in dental pulp regeneration. This paper summarises the properties and characteristics of microsphere scaffolds used in tissue engineering, placing emphasis on their advantages and applications in endodontic regeneration.
    MeSH term(s) Dental Pulp/physiology ; Microspheres ; Regeneration ; Regenerative Medicine ; Tissue Engineering
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2129164-0
    ISSN 1867-5646 ; 1462-6446
    ISSN (online) 1867-5646
    ISSN 1462-6446
    DOI 10.3290/j.cjdr.b2752709
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