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    Microcystin-LR ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis via modulating CD206+ M2-like macrophage polarization

    Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a group of chronic interstitial pulmonary diseases characterized by myofibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition with limited treatment options. Based ...

    Jie Wang, Lizhi Xu, Zou **ang, Yan Ren, **ufen Zheng, Qingya Zhao in Cell Death & Disease (2020)

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    Variants of the ABCA3 gene might contribute to susceptibility to interstitial lung diseases in the Chinese population

    ATP-binding cassette A3 (ABCA3) is a phospholipid carrier that is mainly expressed in the alveolar epithelium. Biallelic mutations of ABCA3 has been associated with fatal respiratory distress syndrome and interst...

    Wei Zhou, Yi Zhuang, Jiapeng Sun, **aofen Wang, Qingya Zhao, Lizhi Xu in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Factors Affecting Accuracy in Proton Therapy

    Introduction: To examine the various processes involved and to assess their effects on the accuracy of proton therapy. Materials and methods: Proton therapy involves several processes: (1) Beam commissioning. ...

    Chee-Wai Cheng, Indra J Das, Li Zhao in World Congress on Medical Physics and Biom… (2013)

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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Quality Assurance of Proton Compensators

    Distal dose conformity to a target volume is achieved by choosing proper range of the proton beam and modifying it by custom designed compensator. The voxel of the compensator is milled precisely using a compu...

    Qingya Zhao, Huanmei Wu, Indra J Das in World Congress on Medical Physics and Biom… (2013)