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  1. Article ; Online: Three-stage ultrafast demagnetization dynamics in a monolayer ferromagnet.

    Wu, Na / Zhang, Shengjie / Chen, Daqiang / Wang, Yaxian / Meng, Sheng

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 2804

    Abstract: Intense laser pulses can be used to demagnetize a magnetic material on an extremely short timescale. While this ultrafast demagnetization offers the potential for new magneto-optical devices, it poses challenges in capturing coupled spin-electron and ... ...

    Abstract Intense laser pulses can be used to demagnetize a magnetic material on an extremely short timescale. While this ultrafast demagnetization offers the potential for new magneto-optical devices, it poses challenges in capturing coupled spin-electron and spin-lattice dynamics. In this article, we study the photoinduced ultrafast demagnetization of a prototype monolayer ferromagnet Fe
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-30
    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/s41467-024-47128-4
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  2. Article ; Online: Unraveling Hidden Charge Density Wave Phases in 1T-TiSe_{2}.

    Nie, Zhengwei / Wang, Yaxian / Chen, Daqiang / Meng, Sheng

    Physical review letters

    2023  Volume 131, Issue 19, Page(s) 196401

    Abstract: The unexpected chiral order observed in 1T-TiSe_{2} represents an exciting area to explore chirality in condensed matter, while its microscopic mechanism remains elusive. Here, we have identified three metastable collective modes-the so-called single-q ... ...

    Abstract The unexpected chiral order observed in 1T-TiSe_{2} represents an exciting area to explore chirality in condensed matter, while its microscopic mechanism remains elusive. Here, we have identified three metastable collective modes-the so-called single-q modes-in single layer TiSe_{2}, which originate from the unstable phonon eigenvectors at the zone boundary and break the threefold rotational symmetry. We show that polarized laser pulse is a unique and efficient tool to reconstruct the transient potential energy surface, so as to drive phase transitions between these states. By designing sequent layers with chiral stacking order, we propose a practical means to realize chiral charge density waves in 1T-TiSe_{2}. Further, the constructed chiral structure is predicted to exhibit circular dichroism as observed in recent experiments. These facts strongly indicate the chirality transfer from photons to the electron subsystem, meanwhile being strongly coupled to the lattice degree of freedom. Our work provides new insights into understanding and modulating chirality in quantum materials that we hope will spark further experimental investigation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208853-8
    ISSN 1079-7114 ; 0031-9007
    ISSN (online) 1079-7114
    ISSN 0031-9007
    DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.196401
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  3. Article: Hprt

    Liu, Fenglan / Miao, Yang / Wang, Yaxian / Shan, Qianqian

    Journal of integrative neuroscience

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 5, Page(s) 125

    Abstract: Objective: To identify suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons.: Methods: The raw cycle threshold (Ct) values of 12 selected reference genes were obtained via quantitative real-time reverse ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To identify suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons.
    Methods: The raw cycle threshold (Ct) values of 12 selected reference genes were obtained via quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in neurons at different developmental stages or under different treatments. Two strategies were employed to screen the most stable reference genes: the genes were ranked according to the coefficient of biological variation and further validated using geNorm and NormFinder programs. The stable and unstable reference genes were subsequently used as internal controls to assess their effects on target gene expression.
    Results: All reference genes showed varying degrees of fluctuation in Ct values during the growth process of neurons or after different treatments. 18S ribosomal RNA (
    Conclusions: Our observations indicate that
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Rats ; Ganglia, Spinal ; Reverse Transcription ; Neurons ; Polymerase Chain Reaction
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-21
    Publishing country Singapore
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2136427-8
    ISSN 0219-6352
    ISSN 0219-6352
    DOI 10.31083/j.jin2205125
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  4. Article ; Online: Cucurbitacin IIb attenuates cancer cachexia induced skeletal muscle atrophy by regulating the IL-6/STAT3/FoxO signaling pathway.

    Wang, Yaxian / Sun, Xipeng / Yang, Quanjun / Guo, Cheng

    Phytotherapy research : PTR

    2023  Volume 37, Issue 8, Page(s) 3380–3393

    Abstract: The main features of cancer cachexia include skeletal muscle atrophy, which can significantly reduce the quality of life of patients. Clinical treatment of cancer cachexia is mainly based on nutritional therapy and physical exercise; medication only ... ...

    Abstract The main features of cancer cachexia include skeletal muscle atrophy, which can significantly reduce the quality of life of patients. Clinical treatment of cancer cachexia is mainly based on nutritional therapy and physical exercise; medication only improves appetite but does not reverse the symptoms of skeletal muscle wasting. In this work, we systematically studied the underlying molecular mechanisms by which cucurbitacin IIb (CuIIb) ameliorates muscle wasting in cancer cachexia both in vitro and in vivo. CuIIb significantly ameliorated the chief features of cancer cachexia in vivo, alleviating weight loss, food intake, muscle wasting, adipose tissue depletion, and organ weight reductions. In vitro, CuIIb (10 and 20 μM) dose-dependently attenuated conditioned medium (CM)-induced C2C12 myotube atrophy. Collectively, our findings demonstrated that CuIIb prevented the upregulation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase muscle atrophy Fbox protein (MAFbx), myosin heavy chain (MyHC), and myogenin (MyoG) and impacted protein synthesis and degradation. In addition, CuIIb decreased the phosphorylation of Tyr705 in STAT3 by regulating the IL-6/STAT3/FoxO pathway to reduce skeletal muscle atrophy in cancer cachexia.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cachexia/drug therapy ; Cachexia/etiology ; Cachexia/metabolism ; Interleukin-6/metabolism ; Quality of Life ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Muscular Atrophy/drug therapy ; Muscular Atrophy/etiology ; Signal Transduction ; Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism ; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/metabolism ; STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-6 ; cucurbitacin IIb ; STAT3 protein, human ; STAT3 Transcription Factor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639136-9
    ISSN 1099-1573 ; 0951-418X
    ISSN (online) 1099-1573
    ISSN 0951-418X
    DOI 10.1002/ptr.7811
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  5. Article ; Online: Cucurbitacin IIb attenuates cancer cachexia induced skeletal muscle atrophy by regulating the IL‐6/STAT3/FoxO signaling pathway

    Wang, Yaxian / Sun, Xipeng / Yang, Quanjun / Guo, Cheng

    Phytotherapy Research. 2023 Aug., v. 37, no. 8 p.3380-3393

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    Abstract: The main features of cancer cachexia include skeletal muscle atrophy, which can significantly reduce the quality of life of patients. Clinical treatment of cancer cachexia is mainly based on nutritional therapy and physical exercise; medication only ... ...

    Abstract The main features of cancer cachexia include skeletal muscle atrophy, which can significantly reduce the quality of life of patients. Clinical treatment of cancer cachexia is mainly based on nutritional therapy and physical exercise; medication only improves appetite but does not reverse the symptoms of skeletal muscle wasting. In this work, we systematically studied the underlying molecular mechanisms by which cucurbitacin IIb (CuIIb) ameliorates muscle wasting in cancer cachexia both in vitro and in vivo. CuIIb significantly ameliorated the chief features of cancer cachexia in vivo, alleviating weight loss, food intake, muscle wasting, adipose tissue depletion, and organ weight reductions. In vitro, CuIIb (10 and 20 μM) dose‐dependently attenuated conditioned medium (CM)‐induced C2C12 myotube atrophy. Collectively, our findings demonstrated that CuIIb prevented the upregulation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase muscle atrophy Fbox protein (MAFbx), myosin heavy chain (MyHC), and myogenin (MyoG) and impacted protein synthesis and degradation. In addition, CuIIb decreased the phosphorylation of Tyr705 in STAT3 by regulating the IL‐6/STAT3/FoxO pathway to reduce skeletal muscle atrophy in cancer cachexia.
    Keywords adipose tissue ; appetite ; cachexia ; diet therapy ; drug therapy ; exercise ; food intake ; muscles ; muscular atrophy ; myogenin ; myosin heavy chains ; myotubes ; phosphorylation ; phytotherapy ; protein synthesis ; quality of life ; research ; skeletal muscle ; tissue weight ; ubiquitin-protein ligase ; weight loss
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-08
    Size p. 3380-3393.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 639136-9
    ISSN 1099-1573 ; 0951-418X
    ISSN (online) 1099-1573
    ISSN 0951-418X
    DOI 10.1002/ptr.7811
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  6. Article: Review of Post-embedding Immunogold Methods for the Study of Neuronal Structures.

    Petralia, Ronald S / Wang, Ya-Xian

    Frontiers in neuroanatomy

    2021  Volume 15, Page(s) 763427

    Abstract: The post-embedding immunogold (PI) technique for immunolabeling of neuronal tissues utilizing standard thin-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM) continues to be a prime method for understanding the functional localization of key proteins in ... ...

    Abstract The post-embedding immunogold (PI) technique for immunolabeling of neuronal tissues utilizing standard thin-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM) continues to be a prime method for understanding the functional localization of key proteins in neuronal function. Its main advantages over other immunolabeling methods for thin-section TEM are (1) fairly accurate and quantifiable localization of proteins in cells; (2) double-labeling of sections using two gold particle sizes; and (3) the ability to perform multiple labeling for different proteins by using adjacent sections. Here we first review in detail a common method for PI of neuronal tissues. This method has two major parts. First, we describe the freeze-substitution embedding method: cryoprotected tissue is frozen in liquid propane
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2452969-2
    ISSN 1662-5129
    ISSN 1662-5129
    DOI 10.3389/fnana.2021.763427
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  7. Article ; Online: Relation-Aware Fine-Grained Reasoning Network for Textbook Question Answering.

    Ma, Jie / Liu, Jun / Wang, Yaxian / Li, Junjun / Liu, Tongliang

    IEEE transactions on neural networks and learning systems

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 1, Page(s) 15–27

    Abstract: Textbook question answering (TQA) is a task that one should answer non-diagram and diagram questions accurately, given a large context which consists of abundant diagrams and essays. Although lots of studies have made significant progress in the natural ... ...

    Abstract Textbook question answering (TQA) is a task that one should answer non-diagram and diagram questions accurately, given a large context which consists of abundant diagrams and essays. Although lots of studies have made significant progress in the natural image question answering (QA), they are not applicable to comprehending diagrams and reasoning over the long multimodal context. To address the above issues, we propose a relation-aware fine-grained reasoning (RAFR) network that performs fine-grained reasoning over the nodes of relation-based diagram graphs. Our method uses semantic dependencies and relative positions between nodes in the diagram to construct relation graphs and applies graph attention networks to learn diagram representations. To extract and reason over the multimodal knowledge, we first extract the text that is the most relevant to questions, options, and the instructional diagram which is the most relevant to question diagrams at the word-sentence level and the node-diagram level, respectively. Then, we apply instructional-diagram-guided attention and question-guided attention to reason over the node of question diagrams, respectively. The experimental results show that our proposed method achieves the best performance on the TQA dataset compared with baselines. We also conduct extensive ablation studies to comprehensively analyze the proposed method.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2162-2388
    ISSN (online) 2162-2388
    DOI 10.1109/TNNLS.2021.3089140
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  8. Article ; Online: Analyzing autophagosomes and mitophagosomes in the mouse brain using electron microscopy.

    Duan, Kaizheng / Petralia, Ronald S / Wang, Ya-Xian / Li, Zheng

    STAR protocols

    2022  Volume 3, Issue 1, Page(s) 101154

    Abstract: Electron microscopy (EM) is considered the gold standard for studying macroautophagy and mitophagy, essential cellular processes for brain health. Here, we present a protocol using EM to analyze autophagosomes and mitophagosomes in the mouse amygdala. We ...

    Abstract Electron microscopy (EM) is considered the gold standard for studying macroautophagy and mitophagy, essential cellular processes for brain health. Here, we present a protocol using EM to analyze autophagosomes and mitophagosomes in the mouse amygdala. We describe the preparation of brain sections, followed by staining and EM imaging. We then detail the steps to identify and analyze autophagosome-like and mitophagosome-like structures. This protocol can be easily adapted to analyze autophagosomes and mitophagosomes in other mouse brain regions. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Duan et al. (2021).
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Autophagosomes ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Mice ; Microscopy, Electron ; Mitophagy ; Staining and Labeling
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ISSN 2666-1667
    ISSN (online) 2666-1667
    DOI 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101154
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  9. Article ; Online: Multitask Learning for Visual Question Answering.

    Ma, Jie / Liu, Jun / Lin, Qika / Wu, Bei / Wang, Yaxian / You, Yang

    IEEE transactions on neural networks and learning systems

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 3, Page(s) 1380–1394

    Abstract: Visual question answering (VQA) is a task that machines should provide an accurate natural language answer given an image and a question about the image. Many studies have found that the current VQA methods are heavily driven by the surface correlation ... ...

    Abstract Visual question answering (VQA) is a task that machines should provide an accurate natural language answer given an image and a question about the image. Many studies have found that the current VQA methods are heavily driven by the surface correlation or statistical bias in the training data, and lack sufficient image grounding. To address this issue, we devise a novel end-to-end architecture that uses multitask learning to promote more sufficient image grounding and learn effective multimodality representations. The tasks consist of VQA and our proposed image cloze (IC) task requires machines to fill in the blanks accurately given an image and a textual description of the image. To ensure our model performs sufficient image grounding as much as possible, we propose a novel word-masking algorithm to develop the multimodal IC task based on the part-of-speech of words. Our model predicts the VQA answer and fills in the blanks after the multimodality representation learning that is shared by the two tasks. Experimental results show that our model achieves almost the equivalent, state-of-the-art, second-best performance on the VQA v2.0, VQA-changing priors (CP) v2, and grounded question answering (GQA) datasets, respectively, with fewer parameters and without additional data compared with baselines.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2162-2388
    ISSN (online) 2162-2388
    DOI 10.1109/TNNLS.2021.3105284
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  10. Article ; Online: Coherent-Phonon-Driven Intervalley Scattering and Rabi Oscillation in Multivalley 2D Materials.

    Wang, Chenyu / Liu, Xinbao / Chen, Qing / Chen, Daqiang / Wang, Yaxian / Meng, Sheng

    Physical review letters

    2023  Volume 131, Issue 6, Page(s) 66401

    Abstract: Resolving the complete electron scattering dynamics mediated by coherent phonons is crucial for understanding electron-phonon couplings beyond equilibrium. Here we present a time-resolved theoretical investigation on strongly coupled ultrafast electron ... ...

    Abstract Resolving the complete electron scattering dynamics mediated by coherent phonons is crucial for understanding electron-phonon couplings beyond equilibrium. Here we present a time-resolved theoretical investigation on strongly coupled ultrafast electron and phonon dynamics in monolayer WSe_{2}, with a focus on the intervalley scattering from the optically "bright" K state to "dark" Q state. We find that the strong coherent lattice vibration along the longitudinal acoustic phonon mode [LA(M)] can drastically promote K-to-Q transition on a timescale of ∼400  fs, comparable with previous experimental observation on thermal-phonon-mediated electron dynamics. Further, this coherent-phonon-driven intervalley scattering occurs in an unconventional steplike manner and further induces an electronic Rabi oscillation. By constructing a two-level model and quantitatively comparing with ab initio dynamic simulations, we uncover the critical role of nonadiabatic coupling effects. Finally, a new strategy is proposed to effectively tune the intervalley scattering rates by varying the coherent phonon amplitude, which could be realized via light-induced nonlinear phononics that we hope will spark experimental investigation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208853-8
    ISSN 1079-7114 ; 0031-9007
    ISSN (online) 1079-7114
    ISSN 0031-9007
    DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.066401
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