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Tumor-inhibitory and liver-protective effects of Phellinus igniarius extracellular polysaccharides
The tumor-inhibitory and liver-protective effects of crude extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) extracted from the liquid mycelial culture of the mushroom Phellinus igniarius were studied in mice. The mice were in...
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Reflectionless Potentials via Complex Potentials
We point out that the complex potentials can be used to construct the reflectionless potentials and two new classes of reflectionless potentials are proposed. In particular, the robustness of these reflectionl...
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Quantum Secure Direct Communication Based on Four-Qubit Cluster States
A novel quantum secure direct communication scheme based on four-qubit cluster states is proposed. In this scheme, the quantum channel between the sender Alice and the receiver Bob consists of an ordered seque...
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Open AccessThe ambulatory arterial stiffness index and target-organ damage in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease
The ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) can be used to predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensive patients. However, data on AASI in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD...
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Open AccessAssociation between sleep quality and cardiovascular damage in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease
Poor sleep quality, a novel risk factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The association between poor sleep quality and cardiovascular damage...
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Open AccessThe nucleolar protein GLTSCR2 is required for efficient viral replication
Glioma tumor suppressor candidate region gene 2 protein (GLTSCR2) is a nucleolar protein. In the investigation of the role of GLTSCR2 that played in the cellular innate immune response to viral infection, we f...
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Open AccessMultifunctional viral protein γ34.5 manipulates nucleolar protein NOP53 for optimal viral replication of HSV-1
To ensure efficient virus replication, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) encodes several viral proteins to counter host defense response upon infection. Among these proteins, the multifunctional viral protei...
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Open AccessThree kinds of treatment with Homoharringtonine, Hydroxychloroquine or shRNA and their combination against coronavirus PEDV in vitro
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) of the family Coronaviridae has caused substantial economic losses in the swine husbandry industry. There’s currently no specific drug available for treatment of coronavirus...
