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  1. Article ; Online: Effects of plant age on antioxidant activity and endogenous hormones in Alpine Elymus sibiricus of the Tibetan Plateau

    Juan Qi / Zhaolin Wu / Yanjun Liu / Xiangjun Meng

    PeerJ, Vol 11, p e

    2023  Volume 15150

    Abstract: Elymus sibiricus L. is a perennial forage species that has potential to serve as a forage source in livestock grazing systems. However, E. sibiricus has been shown to have a rapid and substantial reduction of aboveground biomass and seed yield after 3 or ...

    Abstract Elymus sibiricus L. is a perennial forage species that has potential to serve as a forage source in livestock grazing systems. However, E. sibiricus has been shown to have a rapid and substantial reduction of aboveground biomass and seed yield after 3 or 4 years and an accelerated aging process. To determine possible aging mechanisms, we planted E. sibiricus seeds in triplicate blocks in 2012, 2015, and 2016, respectively, and harvested samples of leaves and roots at the jointing and heading stages in 2018 and 2019 to determine oxidative indices and endogenous hormones. The fresh aboveground biomass of 4- and 5-year old plants declined by 34.2% and 52.4% respectively compared with 3-year old plants, and the seed yield declined by 12.7% and 34.1%, respectively. The water content in leaves was 51.7%, 43.3%, and 35.6%, and net photosynthesis was 7.73, 6.35, and 2.08 µmol/m2·s in 3-, 4-, and 5-year old plants, respectively. The superoxide anion radical generation rate in leaves and roots did not show any aging pattern. There was a non-significant increase in malondialdehyde concentration with plant age, particularly in leaves and roots at the heading stage in 2019. The superoxide dismutase activity showed a declining trend with age of plant roots at the jointing stage in both 2018 and 2019. The peroxidase activity declined with plant age in both leaves and roots, for example, and the catalase activity in roots 4- and 7-year old plants declined by 13.8% and 0.85%, respectively, compared to 3-year old plants at the heading stage in 2018. Therefore, the reduced capacity of the antioxidant system may lead to oxidative stress during plant aging process. Overall, the concentrations of plant hormones, auxin (IAA), gibberellin (GA), zeatin (ZT), and abscisic acid (ABA) were significantly lower in roots than in leaves. The IAA concentration in leaves and roots exhibited different patterns with plant age. The ZT concentrations in leaves of 3-year old plants was 2.39- and 2.62-fold of those in 4- and 7-year old plants, ...
    Keywords Elymus sibiricus ; Aging ; Growth stage ; Antioxidant system ; Endogenous hormone ; Medicine ; R ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 580
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher PeerJ Inc.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Temperature Effects on the Crystalline Structure of iPP Containing Different Solvent-Treated TMB-5 Nucleating Agents

    Baojing Luo / Sheng Xu / Jing Yang / Qing Zhang / Jing Yu / Lihua Liu / Xiangjun Meng

    Polymers, Vol 15, Iss 514, p

    2023  Volume 514

    Abstract: TMB-5 nucleating agent (NA) treated by different solvents were used as the β -NA of iPP. The effects of temperature on the crystalline structure of different iPP/TMB-5, as well as the crystallization and melting behaviors were investigated. It was found ... ...

    Abstract TMB-5 nucleating agent (NA) treated by different solvents were used as the β -NA of iPP. The effects of temperature on the crystalline structure of different iPP/TMB-5, as well as the crystallization and melting behaviors were investigated. It was found that strong polar solvent treated TMB-5 (TMB-5 DMSO and TMB-5 DMF ) could induce more β -crystal at high T c = 140 °C than the other TMB-5 NAs, while the β -crystal inducing efficiency of untreated TMB-5 (TMB-5 UT ) and non-polar solvent treated TMB-5 (TMB-5 LP ) is seriously reduced at high T c = 140 °C. TMB-5 DMSO can induce a high and stable content of β -crystal with K β = 83–94% within T c = 90–140 °C, and TMB-5 ODCB can induce a high content of β -crystal with K β > 91.3% within T c = 90–130 °C. TMB-5 DMF is the most temperature-sensitive one, but can induce a high fraction of β -crystal with K β > 92% both at low T c = 90 °C and high T c = 140 °C. High temperature pre-crystallization at T pc = 150 °C tremendously reduces the β -crystal inducing efficiency of all TMB-5 NAs. TMB-5 UT and TMB-5 LP exhibit higher nucleating efficiency than TMB-5 DMSO , TMB-5 DMF and TMB-5 ODCB . During the non-isothermal crystallization process, TMB-5 UT induced β -crystal possesses higher structural perfection and stability, while TMB-5 LP is more likely to induce α -crystal with considerable quantity and stability. The structural perfection and stability of TMB-5 induced β -crystal can be enhanced with appropriate increasing of T c .
    Keywords iPP ; nucleating agent ; crystalline structure ; TMB-5 ; temperature ; Organic chemistry ; QD241-441
    Subject code 290
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Stability analysis of artificial dam in coal mine underground water reservoir based on the hydro-mechanical damage model

    Junpeng Ma / Guangchao Zhang / Guanglei Zhou / Yong Zhang / Xiangjun Meng / Yongqiang Zhao / Miao Chen

    Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, Vol 14, Iss

    2023  Volume 1

    Abstract: AbstractA numerical hydro-mechanical damage model is proposed in this paper to investigate the stability and failure characteristics of artificial dam in coal mine underground water reservoir. The localized damage model for the coupled pore pressure and ... ...

    Abstract AbstractA numerical hydro-mechanical damage model is proposed in this paper to investigate the stability and failure characteristics of artificial dam in coal mine underground water reservoir. The localized damage model for the coupled pore pressure and rock failure of a stressed rock is developed, and a local damage constitutive law is employed to describe its stress-strain relationship and fracture propagation. The Mohr-Coulomb criterion and maximum tension criterion are used to Judge the damage and failure of rock. Experimental data for rock samples are used to validate the proposed numerical model, and it accurately replicates the stress-strain curves and failure pattern compared with the experimental results. We then explore the influence of water pressures, cutting depth and dam strengths of artificial dam in coal mine underground water reservoir, and the simulation results show that the dam strength is the main factor affecting the strength of artificial dam. The modeling described herein is expected to assist in the management and optimization of underground water reservoirs.
    Keywords Hydro-mechanical coupling ; underground water reservoir ; damage evolution ; pore pressure ; numerical simulation ; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering ; TD1-1066 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350 ; Risk in industry. Risk management ; HD61
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: The Analysis of Risk Factors for Hemorrhage Associated with Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

    Xiangjun Meng / Juan Bao / Qiwu Mi / Shaowei Fang

    BioMed Research International, Vol

    2019  Volume 2019

    Abstract: Objective. This study investigated the risk factors for bleeding during minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy, so as to prevent the occurrence of bleeding and improve the surgical effect. Patients and Methods. The data of 396 patients who ... ...

    Abstract Objective. This study investigated the risk factors for bleeding during minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy, so as to prevent the occurrence of bleeding and improve the surgical effect. Patients and Methods. The data of 396 patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy by an experienced surgeon between May 2014 and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. To identify the risk factors for bleeding during percutaneous nephrolithotomy, each group was stratified according to the decrease in median hemoglobin. Age, gender, body mass index, stone size, operation time, stone type, degree of hydronephrosis, number of accesses, puncture guidance, underlying disease (diabetes; hypertension), and previous surgical history were evaluated. Univariate analysis was performed to calculate the potential factors. In order to determine the independence of each factor, we finally selected stone size, staghorn stone, degree of hydronephrosis, and operation time. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for bleeding during minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Results. A total of 396 patients were successfully treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy. The univariate analysis demonstrated that the potential risk factors for bleeding during percutaneous nephrolithotomy included stone size, type of stone, operative time, and degree of hydronephrosis. According to the previous studies, stone size, staghorn stone, degree of hydronephrosis, and operation time were ultimately selected. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for bleeding during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. According to the outcome of logistic regression analysis, stone size, staghorn stone, operation time, and degree of hydronephrosis were the risk factors for bleeding during minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Conclusions. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is an effective method for the treatment of upper urinary calculi with few complications. ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Limited
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Risk Factors for Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Induced by Flexible Ureteroscope Combined with Holmium Laser Lithotripsy

    Qiwu Mi / Xiangjun Meng / Linghui Meng / Derong Chen / Shaowei Fang

    BioMed Research International, Vol

    2020  Volume 2020

    Abstract: Objective. To investigate the risk factors of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) induced by flexible ureteroscope combined with Holmium laser lithotripsy. Patients and Methods. The clinical data from 216 consecutive patients who had undergone ...

    Abstract Objective. To investigate the risk factors of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) induced by flexible ureteroscope combined with Holmium laser lithotripsy. Patients and Methods. The clinical data from 216 consecutive patients who had undergone flexible ureteroscope combined with Holmium laser lithotripsy between August 2015 and May 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. To identify the risk factors of systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced by flexible ureteroscope combined with Holmium laser lithotripsy, the cases were divided into two groups according to whether they developed postoperative SIRS: SIRS group (21 cases) and non-SIRS group (195 cases). Age, gender, body mass index, stone size, surgery time, stone location, hydronephrosis, urine culture, hospital stay, stone-free rate, ureteral access sheath, and diabetes mellitus were collected. Univariate analysis was performed to calculate the potential factors. In order to determine the independence of the various factors, factors that potentially contributed to SIRS were compared between the SIRS group and the non-SIRS group. Furthermore, multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors of systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced by flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy. Results. All patients were successfully treated with flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy. The incidence of SIRS after flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy was 9.7%. The univariate analysis demonstrated the potential risk factors of systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced by flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy were stone size (p=0.002), surgery time (p=0.01), urine culture (p≤0.001), and ureteral access sheath (p=0.001). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that stone size (p=0.002, OR=1.618; 95% CI, 0.452-0.844), surgery time (p≤0.001, OR=1.025; 95% CI, 1.016-1.034), urine culture (p≤0.001, OR=25.795; 95% CI, 22.131-30.065), and ureteral access sheath (p≤0.001, OR=6.101; 95% CI, 5.109-7.284) were independent risk factors for ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Limited
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article: Electrochemical Disinfection of Dental Implants Experimentally Contaminated with Microorganisms as a Model for Periimplantitis.

    Koch, Maximilian / Göltz, Maximilian / Xiangjun, Meng / Karl, Matthias / Rosiwal, Stefan / Burkovski, Andreas

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2020  Volume 9, Issue 2

    Abstract: Despite several methods having been described for disinfecting implants affected by periimplantitis, none of these are universally effective and may even alter surfaces and mechanical properties of implants. Boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes were ... ...

    Abstract Despite several methods having been described for disinfecting implants affected by periimplantitis, none of these are universally effective and may even alter surfaces and mechanical properties of implants. Boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes were fabricated from niobium wires and assembled as a single instrument for implant cleaning. Chemo-mechanical debridement and air abrasion were used as control methods. Different mono-species biofilms, formed by bacteria and yeasts, were allowed to develop in rich medium at 37 °C for three days. In addition, natural multi-species biofilms were treated. Implants were placed in silicone, polyurethane foam and bovine ribs for simulating different clinical conditions. Following treatment, the implants were rolled on blood agar plates, which were subsequently incubated at 37 °C and microbial growth was analyzed. Complete electrochemical disinfection of implant surfaces was achieved with a maximum treatment time of 20 min for
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm9020475
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  7. Article ; Online: Integrated cytokine and metabolite analysis reveals immunometabolic reprogramming in COVID-19 patients with therapeutic implications

    Nan Xiao / Meng Nie / Huanhuan Pang / Bohong Wang / Jieli Hu / Xiangjun Meng / Ke Li / Xiaorong Ran / Quanxin Long / Haijun Deng / Na Chen / Shao Li / Ni Tang / Ailong Huang / Zeping Hu

    Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 13

    Abstract: Metabolism changes can modulate immune responses in many contexts, and vice versa. Here the authors associate metabolomic, as well as cytokine and chemokine, data from stratified COVID-19 patients to find that arginine, tryptophan and purine metabolic ... ...

    Abstract Metabolism changes can modulate immune responses in many contexts, and vice versa. Here the authors associate metabolomic, as well as cytokine and chemokine, data from stratified COVID-19 patients to find that arginine, tryptophan and purine metabolic pathways correlate with hyperproliferation, thus hinting at potential therapeutic targets for severe COVID-19 patients.
    Keywords Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Evaluation of Individual and Combined Applications of Serum Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Bin Hu / Xiaohui Tian / Jie Sun / Xiangjun Meng

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 12, Pp 23559-

    A Meta-Analysis

    2013  Volume 23580

    Abstract: The clinical value of Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) to detect early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been questioned due to its low sensitivity and specificity found in recent years. Other than AFP, several new serum biomarkers including the ... ...

    Abstract The clinical value of Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) to detect early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been questioned due to its low sensitivity and specificity found in recent years. Other than AFP, several new serum biomarkers including the circulating AFP isoform AFP-L3, des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) and Golgi protein-73 (GP73) have been identified as useful HCC markers. In this investigation, we review the current knowledge about these HCC-related biomarkers, and sum up the results of our meta-analysis on studies that have addressed the utility of these biomarkers in early detection and prognostic prediction of HCC. A systematic search in PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library was performed for articles published in English from 1999 to 2012, focusing on serum biomarkers for HCC detection. Data on sensitivity and specificity of tests were extracted from 40 articles that met the inclusion criteria, and the summary receiver operating characteristic curve (sROC) was obtained. A meta-analysis was carried out in which the area under the curve (AUC) for each biomarker or biomarker combinations (AFP, DCP, GP73, AFP-L3, AFP + DCP, AFP + AFP-L3, and AFP + GP73) was used to compare the diagnostic accuracy of different biomarker tests. The AUC of AFP, DCP, GP73, AFP-L3, AFP + DCP, AFP + AFP-L3, and AFP + GP73 are 0.835, 0.797, 0.914, 0.710, 0.874, 0.748, and 0.932 respectively. A combination of AFP + GP73 is superior to AFP in detecting HCC and differentiating HCC patients from non-HCC patients, and may prove to be a useful marker in the diagnosis and screening of HCC. In addition, the AUC of GP73, AFP + DCP and AFP + GP73 are better than that of AFP. The clinical value of GP73, AFP + DCP, or AFP + GP73 as serological markers for HCC diagnosis needs to be addressed further in future studies.
    Keywords hepatocellular carcinoma ; biomarkers ; detection ; diagnosis ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article ; Online: Bypassing the Resistance Mechanisms of the Tumor Ecosystem by Targeting the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway Using Ruthenium- and Osmium-Based Organometallic Compounds

    Christian Gaiddon / Isabelle Gross / Xiangjun Meng / Marjorie Sidhoum / Georg Mellitzer / Benoit Romain / Jean-Batiste Delhorme / Aïna Venkatasamy / Alain C. Jung / Michel Pfeffer

    Molecules, Vol 26, Iss 5386, p

    An Exciting Long-Term Collaboration with Dr. Michel Pfeffer

    2021  Volume 5386

    Abstract: Metal complexes have been used to treat cancer since the discovery of cisplatin and its interaction with DNA in the 1960’s. Facing the resistance mechanisms against platinum salts and their side effects, safer therapeutic approaches have been sought ... ...

    Abstract Metal complexes have been used to treat cancer since the discovery of cisplatin and its interaction with DNA in the 1960’s. Facing the resistance mechanisms against platinum salts and their side effects, safer therapeutic approaches have been sought through other metals, including ruthenium. In the early 2000s, Michel Pfeffer and his collaborators started to investigate the biological activity of organo-ruthenium/osmium complexes, demonstrating their ability to interfere with the activity of purified redox enzymes. Then, they discovered that these organo-ruthenium/osmium complexes could act independently of DNA damage and bypass the requirement for the tumor suppressor gene TP53 to induce the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway, which is an original cell death pathway. They showed that other types of ruthenium complexes—as well complexes with other metals (osmium, iron, platinum)—can induce this pathway as well. They also demonstrated that ruthenium complexes accumulate in the ER after entering the cell using passive and active mechanisms. These particular physico-chemical properties of the organometallic complexes designed by Dr. Pfeffer contribute to their ability to reduce tumor growth and angiogenesis. Taken together, the pioneering work of Dr. Michel Pfeffer over his career provides us with a legacy that we have yet to fully embrace.
    Keywords ruthenium ; osmium ; cisplatin ; chemotherapy ; TP53 ; ER stress pathway ; Organic chemistry ; QD241-441
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  10. Article ; Online: Synthesis, cytotoxicity and antitumour mechanism investigations of polyoxometalate doped silica nanospheres on breast cancer MCF-7 cells.

    Hongqian Cao / Chunyan Li / Wen Qi / Xiangjun Meng / Rui Tian / Yanfei Qi / Wei Yang / Juan Li

    PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 7, p e

    2017  Volume 0181018

    Abstract: Polyoxometalates (POMs) have shown the potential anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-tumor activities. In order to improve their physiological stability and antitumour activity for medical application, K2Na[AsIIIMo6O21(O2CCH2NH3)3]·6H2O doped silica ... ...

    Abstract Polyoxometalates (POMs) have shown the potential anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-tumor activities. In order to improve their physiological stability and antitumour activity for medical application, K2Na[AsIIIMo6O21(O2CCH2NH3)3]·6H2O doped silica nanospheres (POM@SiO2) with diameters of ~40 nm have been synthesized by the water-in-oil microemulsion method in this study. The obtained spheres were morphologically uniform nanosized and nearly monodispersed in solution. The nanoparticles had high entrapment efficiency, which was upto 46.2% by the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis and POMs slowly released from the nanospheres both in the PH 7.4 and 5.5 phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solutions in 60 h. The in vitro MTT assays of particles on MCF-7 cell line (a human breast adenocarcinoma cell line) exhibited enhanced antitumor activity compared to that of plain polyoxometalate. The IC50 value of the POM@SiO2 nanoparticles was 40.0 μg/mL at 24 h calculated by the encapsulated POM concentration, which was much lower comparing to that of 2.0 × 104 μg/mL according to the pure POM. And the SiO2 shells showed low inhibitory effect at the corresponding concentration. Confocal images further indicated the cell morphology changes and necrosis. Flow cytometric analysis showed nanoparticles induced the apoptosis by arresting the cells in S phase and western blot analysis indicated they promoted apoptosis by inhibiting the Bcl-2 protein. Moreover, the study of interactions between human serum albumin (HSA) and the nanoparticles indicated the fluorescence quenching was static, and the nanoparticles were likely to bind to HSA and changed its conformation.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 500
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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