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Ming-**u Li
Medicine & Public Health
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and endothelial dysfunction
Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a simple surrogate marker for insulin resistance (IR), has been reported as an independent predictor of arterial structural damage and future cardiovascular events. The associ...
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Low LDL-C levels are associated with risk of mortality in a Chinese cohort study
Although low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been considered as a risk factor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, limited studies can be available to evaluate the association of LDL-C with r...
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Development and assessment of machine learning algorithms for predicting remission after transsphenoidal surgery among patients with acromegaly
Preoperative prediction of transsphenoidal surgical (TSS) response is important for determining individual treatment strategies for acromegaly. There is currently no accurate predictive model for TSS response ...
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A novel function for fibroblast growth factor 21: stimulation of NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS generation
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) is a major paracrine and endocrine regulator of metabolic homeostasis. Here we demonstrate that FGF-21 is also a potent mediator of innate immunity. Double-staining flow cy...
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Correlation of early postoperative blood glucose levels with postoperative complications, hospital costs, and length of hospital stay in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies
Early postoperative hyperglycemia in non-diabetic patients is an important risk factor affecting postoperative complications and mortality. This study aimed at investigating the effects of early postoperative...
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Effects of dihydrotestosterone on adhesion and proliferation via PI3-K/Akt signaling in endothelial progenitor cells
The protective effects of male hormones on the cardiovascular system are still in dispute. There is now ample evidence that testosterone level is negatively correlated to the incidence and mortality of cardiov...
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Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene and risk of autoimmune thyroid diseases: a meta-analysis
Environmental and genetic factors are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), which include Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Polymorphisms of vitamin D recept...
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The influence of the genetic and non-genetic factors on bone mineral density and osteoporotic fractures in Chinese women
To investigate the effects of genetic and non-genetic factors on bone mineral densities (BMDs) and osteoporotic fractures. This was a cross-sectional study to investigate the relationships between 18 SNPs and ...
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Loss of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 leads to impaired glucose homeostasis in mice
This study aimed to investigate the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in regulating glucose homeostasis. Immunohistochemistry was used to investigate ACE2 expression in the pancreas. Glucose toler...
