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  1. Article ; Online: Causal associations between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and NMOSD: a two-Sample Mendelian randomization analysis.

    Zhu, Yunfei / Zhou, Xiaoling / Jia, Jingjin / Xue, Qun

    Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

    2024  Volume 45, Issue 5, Page(s) 2379–2381

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mendelian Randomization Analysis ; Vitamin D/analogs & derivatives ; Causality ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics
    Chemical Substances 25-hydroxyvitamin D (A288AR3C9H) ; Vitamin D (1406-16-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-04
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 2016546-8
    ISSN 1590-3478 ; 1590-1874
    ISSN (online) 1590-3478
    ISSN 1590-1874
    DOI 10.1007/s10072-023-07290-x
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  2. Article: Single-Cell Sequencing Combined with Transcriptome Sequencing Constructs a Predictive Model of Key Genes in Multiple Sclerosis and Explores Molecular Mechanisms Related to Cellular Communication.

    Hu, Fangzhou / Zhu, Yunfei / Tian, Jingluan / Xu, Hua / Xue, Qun

    Journal of inflammation research

    2024  Volume 17, Page(s) 191–210

    Abstract: Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes chronic inflammation and demyelination of the central nervous system and comprises a class of neurodegenerative diseases in which interactions between multiple immune cell types mediate the involvement of MS ... ...

    Abstract Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes chronic inflammation and demyelination of the central nervous system and comprises a class of neurodegenerative diseases in which interactions between multiple immune cell types mediate the involvement of MS development. However, the early diagnosis and treatment of MS remain challenging.
    Methods: Gene expression profiles of MS patients were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Single-cell and intercellular communication analyses were performed to identify candidate gene sets. Predictive models were constructed using LASSO regression. Relationships between genes and immune cells were analyzed by single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA). The molecular mechanisms of key genes were explored using gene enrichment analysis. An miRNA network was constructed to search for target miRNAs related to key genes, and related transcription factors were searched by transcriptional regulation analysis. We utilized the GeneCard database to detect the correlations between disease-regulated genes and key genes. We verified the mRNA expression of 4 key genes by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT‒qPCR).
    Results: Monocyte marker genes were selected as candidate gene sets.
    Conclusion: The prediction model constructed with the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-09
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2494878-0
    ISSN 1178-7031
    ISSN 1178-7031
    DOI 10.2147/JIR.S442684
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  3. Article ; Online: Vitamin D status and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Zhu, Yunfei / Cao, Shugang / Hu, Fangzhou / Zhou, Xiaoling / Xue, Qun

    Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

    2024  Volume 239, Page(s) 108190

    Abstract: Background and objective: There's an increasing body of evidence on vitamin D deficiency and the risk of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess serum vitamin D levels in patients with NMOSD versus ... ...

    Abstract Background and objective: There's an increasing body of evidence on vitamin D deficiency and the risk of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess serum vitamin D levels in patients with NMOSD versus healthy controls.
    Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and CNKI for publications up to November 2022 and explored the relationship between NMOSD and serum vitamin D levels. The standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using a random-effects model. Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were applied to explore the sources of heterogeneity. Begg's test, Egger's test, and Egger's funnel plot were adopted to evaluate publication bias.
    Results: 6 studies (including 319 patients and 595 healthy controls) met the inclusion criteria and all compared vitamin D levels in patients with NMOSD versus healthy controls. Levels of serum vitamin D detected in NMOSD patients were significantly lower than those in healthy controls (SMD=-1.57, 95% CI=-2.27 ∼ -0.87, P<0.001, I
    Conclusion: Patients with NMOSD showed significantly reduced vitamin D levels compared with healthy controls. Our findings highlighted the importance of measuring vitamin D levels in patients with NMOSD. Multi-center randomized controlled trials with large samples will further confirm whether the association is casual and modifiable.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Vitamin D ; Neuromyelitis Optica ; Vitamins
    Chemical Substances Vitamin D (1406-16-2) ; Vitamins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-08
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Meta-Analysis ; Systematic Review ; Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 193107-6
    ISSN 1872-6968 ; 0303-8467
    ISSN (online) 1872-6968
    ISSN 0303-8467
    DOI 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108190
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  4. Article ; Online: Enlarged perivascular spaces in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy.

    Cao, Shugang / Zhu, Yunfei / Xia, Mingwu / Xue, Qun

    Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

    2023  Volume 44, Issue 10, Page(s) 3751–3754

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein ; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System/diagnostic imaging ; Brain/metabolism ; Astrocytes ; Autoantibodies/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein ; Autoantibodies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-26
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2016546-8
    ISSN 1590-3478 ; 1590-1874
    ISSN (online) 1590-3478
    ISSN 1590-1874
    DOI 10.1007/s10072-023-06892-9
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  5. Article ; Online: Reader Response: Frequency of Asymptomatic Optic Nerve Enhancement in a Large Retrospective Cohort of Patients With Aquaporin-4+ NMOSD.

    Cao, Shugang / Zhu, Yunfei / Xue, Qun / Xia, Mingwu

    Neurology

    2022  Volume 100, Issue 6, Page(s) 309–310

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Aquaporin 4 ; Optic Nerve/diagnostic imaging ; Neuromyelitis Optica/diagnostic imaging ; Autoantibodies ; Optic Neuritis
    Chemical Substances Aquaporin 4 ; Autoantibodies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 207147-2
    ISSN 1526-632X ; 0028-3878
    ISSN (online) 1526-632X
    ISSN 0028-3878
    DOI 10.1212/WNL.0000000000206847
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  6. Article ; Online: Neurometabolic and Brain Functional Alterations Associated with Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis: A Combined

    Zhou, Xiaoling / Yang, Yang / Zhu, Feng / Chen, Xiang / Zhu, Yunfei / Gui, Tiantian / Li, Yonggang / Xue, Qun

    Neuroscience

    2024  Volume 544, Page(s) 12–27

    Abstract: Whether patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) exhibit cognitive impairment is controversial. Also the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We aimed to investigate alterations in cognitive function, neurometabolite levels, and brain function in patients with ...

    Abstract Whether patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) exhibit cognitive impairment is controversial. Also the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We aimed to investigate alterations in cognitive function, neurometabolite levels, and brain function in patients with MG and to explore the associations between abnormal regional brain functional activity, neurometabolite concentrations in the MPFC and left thalamus, and cognitive activity in patients with MG. Neuropsychological tests, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging were performed on 41 patients with MG and 45 race-, sex-, age-, and education-matched healthy controls (HCs). The results suggest that MG is accompanied by cognitive decline, as indicated by global cognitive function, visual-spatial function, language, memory, abnormalities in regional brain functional activity, and neurometabolite alterations (including GABA, NAA, and Cho) in the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and left thalamus. Cognitive impairment in patients with MG may be related to abnormal regional brain functional activity and changes in neurometabolites, and regional brain functional activity may be modulated by specific neurometabolites.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Cognitive Dysfunction/diagnostic imaging ; Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/methods ; Myasthenia Gravis/complications ; Myasthenia Gravis/diagnostic imaging
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 196739-3
    ISSN 1873-7544 ; 0306-4522
    ISSN (online) 1873-7544
    ISSN 0306-4522
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.02.021
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  7. Article ; Online: Asymptomatic spinal lesions in patients with AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD: A real-world cohort study.

    Cao, Shugang / Zhu, Yunfei / Wu, Xiaosan / Du, Jing / Xu, Si / Cui, Ping / Li, Qi / Xia, Mingwu / Xue, Qun / Tian, Yanghua

    Annals of clinical and translational neurology

    2024  Volume 11, Issue 4, Page(s) 905–915

    Abstract: Objective: This study aims to explore the frequency and influencing factors of asymptomatic spinal lesions (ASLs) and their impact on subsequent relapses in patients with AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD (AQP4-NMOSD) in a real-world setting.: Methods: We ... ...

    Abstract Objective: This study aims to explore the frequency and influencing factors of asymptomatic spinal lesions (ASLs) and their impact on subsequent relapses in patients with AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD (AQP4-NMOSD) in a real-world setting.
    Methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical information and spinal MRI data from AQP4-NMOSD patients who had at least one spinal cord MRI during their follow-ups. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models were employed to ascertain potential predictors of remission ASLs and to investigate factors associated with subsequent relapses.
    Results: In this study, we included 129 patients with AQP4-NMOSD and reviewed 173 spinal MRIs during attacks and 89 spinal MRIs during remission. Among these, 6 ASLs (3.5%) were identified during acute attacks, while 8 ASLs (9%) were found during remission. Remission ASLs were linked to the use of immunosuppressive agents, particularly conventional ones, whereas no patients using rituximab developed ASLs (p = 0.005). Kaplan-Meier curve analysis indicated that patients with ASLs had a significantly higher relapse risk (HR = 4.658, 95% CI: 1.519-14.285, p = 0.007) compared to those without. Additionally, the use of mycophenolate mofetil (HR = 0.027, 95% CI: 0.003-0.260, p = 0.002) and rituximab (HR = 0.035, 95% CI: 0.006-0.203, p < 0.001) significantly reduced the relapse risk. However, after accounting for other factors, the presence of ASLs did not exhibit a significant impact on subsequent relapses (HR = 2.297, 95% CI: 0.652-8.085, p = 0.195).
    Interpretation: ASLs may be observed in patients with AQP4-NMOSD. The presence of ASLs may signify an underlying inflammatory activity due to insufficient immunotherapy. The administration of immunosuppressive agents plays a key role in the presence of remission ASLs and the likelihood of subsequent relapses.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Neuromyelitis Optica/drug therapy ; Cohort Studies ; Aquaporin 4 ; Rituximab/therapeutic use ; Retrospective Studies ; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Recurrence ; Immunoglobulin G
    Chemical Substances Aquaporin 4 ; Rituximab (4F4X42SYQ6) ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; Immunoglobulin G
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2740696-9
    ISSN 2328-9503 ; 2328-9503
    ISSN (online) 2328-9503
    ISSN 2328-9503
    DOI 10.1002/acn3.52007
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  8. Article ; Online: Insight into the influence of pH on the precipitation induced by bacteria

    Li, Lixia / Liu, Tianle / Jiang, Guosheng / Fang, Changliang / Zheng, Shaojun / Qu, Bo / Zhu, Yunfei

    Soil Use and Management. 2022 Oct., v. 38, no. 4 p.1628-1643

    2022  

    Abstract: In recent years, microbial mineralization has aroused great attention in soil remediation. The pH is one of the critical factors that control the microbial mineralization process. However, the interaction mechanism between the environment pH and the ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, microbial mineralization has aroused great attention in soil remediation. The pH is one of the critical factors that control the microbial mineralization process. However, the interaction mechanism between the environment pH and the mineralization process has not been clarified yet. This paper focused on the growth of bacteria, urease activity and the calcium utilization rate. Besides, we detected the particle size distribution, morphological characteristics and the composition of precipitations formed at different pH. Moreover, we evaluated the triaxial compressive strength of sand columns processed by different pH consolidation solutions. Additionally, the volume fraction of precipitations and its spatial distribution in sand columns were analysed by X‐ray CT. The results demonstrated that pH significantly influences the growth of bacteria and urease activity, especially in the bacteria's early growth stage. This paper also indicates that the environmental pH impacts the volume fraction of precipitations, affecting the consolidation properties. We also found a negative correlation between the cohesion and the total volume fraction of precipitations. In contrast, there was a positive correlation between the friction angle and the total volume fraction of precipitations. Moreover, we observed that the precipitations mainly distributed in the pores and throats, increasing the sand particles’ roughness. Furthermore, we proposed four cementing models for the spatial relationship between the precipitations and the sand particles, which provides new insight into the consolidation mechanism. This paper guides us to promote this environmentally friendly technology to treat soil liquefaction and desertification.
    Keywords X-radiation ; administrative management ; calcium ; cohesion ; compression strength ; desertification ; developmental stages ; friction ; mineralization ; pH ; particle size distribution ; roughness ; sand ; soil ; soil liquefaction ; soil remediation ; sustainable technology ; urease
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-10
    Size p. 1628-1643.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 742151-5
    ISSN 1475-2743 ; 0266-0032
    ISSN (online) 1475-2743
    ISSN 0266-0032
    DOI 10.1111/sum.12779
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  9. Article ; Online: Synthetic MRI in the detection and quantitative evaluation of sacroiliac joint lesions in axial spondyloarthritis.

    Zhang, Ke / Liu, Chaoran / Zhu, Yunfei / Li, Wenjuan / Li, Ximeng / Zheng, Jing / Hong, Guobin

    Frontiers in immunology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 1000314

    Abstract: Objective: Our primary objective was to verify the hypothesis that synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is similar to conventional MRI in detecting sacroiliac joint lesions in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). A secondary objective ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Our primary objective was to verify the hypothesis that synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is similar to conventional MRI in detecting sacroiliac joint lesions in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). A secondary objective was to assess the quantitative value of synthetic mapping in bone marrow edema (BME) and fat metaplasia.
    Methods: A total of 132 axSpA patients who underwent synthetic and conventional MRI from October 2019 to March 2021 were included in this prospective study. Two independent readers visually evaluated active inflammatory (BME, capsulitis, enthesitis, and inflammation at site of erosion) and structural lesions (erosion, sclerosis, ankylosis, and fat metaplasia) of the sacroiliac joints on conventional and synthetic magnetic resonance (MR) images. In addition, T1, T2, and proton density (PD) values, which were generated by synthetic mapping, were used to further quantitatively evaluate BME and fat metaplasia. A McNemar test was used to compare the differences between the two methods in the detection of sacroiliac joint lesions. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to assess the inter-reader consistency of quantitative values. Mann-Whitney tests were performed, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were created for all quantitative analyses.
    Results: There were no statistical difference between synthetic and conventional MRI in the detection of sacroiliac joint lesions (all
    Conclusion: Synthetic MRI is as effective as conventional MRI in detecting sacroiliac joint lesions in patients with axSpA. Furthermore, synthetic mapping can accurately quantify BME and fat metaplasia.
    MeSH term(s) Axial Spondyloarthritis ; Bone Marrow Diseases/diagnosis ; Bone Marrow Diseases/pathology ; Edema ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Metaplasia/pathology ; Prospective Studies ; Protons ; Sacroiliac Joint/diagnostic imaging ; Sacroiliac Joint/pathology ; Spondylarthritis/diagnosis
    Chemical Substances Protons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1000314
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  10. Article: Preparation and Evaluation Mechanic Damping Properties of Fused Silica Powder@Polyurethane Urea/Cement Composites.

    Cheng, Hao / Yan, Peihui / Wan, Fei / Feng, Chao / Zhu, Yunfei / Lv, Ping / Ma, Mingliang

    Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 15, Issue 14

    Abstract: In this paper, cement based on fused silica powder @ polyurethane urea (FSP@PUU) with a micro constrained damping structure was studied. Firstly, FSP@PUU core-shell particles were prepared by heterogeneous stepwise addition polymerization method and ... ...

    Abstract In this paper, cement based on fused silica powder @ polyurethane urea (FSP@PUU) with a micro constrained damping structure was studied. Firstly, FSP@PUU core-shell particles were prepared by heterogeneous stepwise addition polymerization method and added into cement paste as damping filler to form a micro-constrained damping structure inside cement paste. The mechanical property and damping performance of cement-based composites were characterized by compressive strength, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) test and modal vibration test. The results showed that the damping performance of FSP @ PUU cement-based composites was affected by temperature, and the loss tangent of cement with 6wt% FSP@PUU increased to about 0.057 at -35 °C to 35 °C, which was 1.5 times cement paste within the glass transition temperature. With 6 wt% FSP@PUU, the damping ratio of cement-based composites increased by 58% compared with cement paste in the frequency range of 175-300 Hz, while the compressive strength decreased by only 5%. The cement with suitable FSP@PUU possesses excellent damping performance.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2487261-1
    ISSN 1996-1944
    ISSN 1996-1944
    DOI 10.3390/ma15144827
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