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Co-culture with cardiomyocytes enhanced the myogenic conversion of mesenchymal stromal cells in a dose-dependent manner
To increase the accessibility of myogenic cells for cell therapy in the infarcted heart, we identified conditions to improve the reproducible conversion of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) into my...
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Erratum to: UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 is the principal enzyme responsible for puerarin metabolism in human liver microsomes
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UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 is the principal enzyme responsible for puerarin metabolism in human liver microsomes
Puerarin has multiple pharmacological effects and is widely prescribed for patients with cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, cerebral ischemia, myocardial ischemia, diabetes mellitus, and arterios...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Effects of Music Training on the Cognitive Ability and Auditory Memory
Previous research indicated a link between music training and cognitive ability. Despite some positive evidence, there is a different point about which abilities are improved. In this study, one experiment was...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Different Performance on Auditory Discrimination between Sighted and Blind Individuals
The purpose of this study is to examine differences in auditory discrimination ability between sighted and blind individuals under different surrounding sound and noise conditions. In this experiment, an audit...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Differences in Episodic Memory between Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Normally Aging Individuals
There are numerous problems associated with a greater prevalence of old age, one of which is dementia. The prevalence of dementia increases year by year, and patients with Alzheimer’s disease account for the l...
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C-reactive protein stimulates RAGE expression in human coronary artery endothelial cells in vitro via ROS generation and ERK/NF-κB activation
The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) plays an important role in development of atherosclerosis, and C-reactive protein (CRP) has been found to stimulate its expression in endothelial cells. ...
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Intelligent maintenance prediction system for LED wafer testing machine
Achieving high quality production of light-emitting diode (LED) wafers requires robust monitoring and the use of a stable test machine. In many factories, production continues 24 h a day. Stop** the manufact...
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Puerarin-7-O-glucuronide, a water-soluble puerarin metabolite, prevents angiotensin II-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by reducing oxidative stress
This study aimed to investigate the anti-oxidant and anti-hypertrophic effects of puerarin-7-O-glucuronide, a water-soluble puerarin metabolite. The anti-oxidant effects of puerarin-7-O-glucuronide were assessed ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Differences in Visual Attention Performance Between Action Game Playing and Non-playing Children
Games often act as a teaching tool, but prolonged video game playing may have effects on the cognitive ability of schoolchildren. The present research aims to investigate such effects. The study recruited scho...
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Puerarin Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Myocardial Fibrosis by Inhibiting PARP-1 to Prevent HMGB1-Mediated TLR4-NF-κB Signaling Pathway
Myocardial fibrosis (MFs) is a crucial pathological process that results in cardiac failure in the development of multiple cardiovascular diseases. Puerarin could reportedly be used to treat a variety of cardi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Detecting Semantic and Non-semantic Images by Elderly Mobile Device Users and Non-users
The purpose of this study is, firstly, to investigate differences in image detection ability in the elderly, between mobile device users and non-users and, secondly, to identify whether different image types ...
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Puerarin ameliorated pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy in ovariectomized rats through activation of the PPARα/PGC-1 pathway
Estrogen deficiency induces cardiac dysfunction and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women and in those who underwent bilateral oophorectomy. Previous evidence suggests that puera...
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Open AccessAfterload-related cardiac performance identifies cardiac impairment and associates with outcome in patients with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study
Septic patients with cardiac impairment are with high mortality. Afterload-related cardiac performance (ACP), as a new tool for diagnosing septic cardiomyopathy (SCM), still needs to be evaluated for its impac...
