Skip to main content

and
  1. No Access

    Article

    Prognostic Value of Systemic Inflammation Response Index in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

    The study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAD) following open surgery.

    Hongjie Xu, He Wang, Lujia Wu, Tianyu Xu, Lin Han, Fanglin Lu in World Journal of Surgery (2023)

  2. Article

    Open Access

    Effects of inhaled nitric oxide for postoperative hypoxemia in acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective observational study

    Postoperative hypoxemia in acute type A aortic dissection (AADA) is a common complication and is associated with negative outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the efficacy of low-dose (5–10 ppm) inhaled nitri...

    Hang Zhang, Yaoyang Liu, **angdong Meng, Dicheng Yang in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2020)

  3. Article

    Open Access

    Functions and regulation of lipocalin-2 in gut-origin sepsis: a narrative review

    Lipocalin-2 (Lcn2), an innate immune protein, has come to be recognized for its roles in iron homeostasis, infection, and inflammation. In this narrative review, we provide a comprehensive description based on...

    Fanglin Lu, Kei Inoue, Jungo Kato, Shizuka Minamishima, Hiroshi Morisaki in Critical Care (2019)

  4. No Access

    Article

    Interleukin-6 downregulated vascular smooth muscle cell contractile proteins via ATG4B-mediated autophagy in thoracic aortic dissection

    Interleukin-6 (IL-6) overexpression played an important role in the pathogenesis of thoracic aortic dissection (TAD). Our previous study found enhanced autophagy accompanying with contractile proteins α smooth...

    Zhao An, Fan Qiao, Qijue Lu, Ye Ma, Yang Liu, Fanglin Lu, Zhiyun Xu in Heart and Vessels (2017)