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Cyanidin prevents cardiomyocyte apoptosis in mice after myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction is a worldwide disease with high morbidity and mortality and a major cause of chronic heart failure, seriously affecting patients’ quality of life. Natural medicine has been used to cure ...
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Open AccessA whole transcriptome profiling analysis for antidepressant mechanism of **aoyaosan mediated synapse loss via BDNF/trkB/PI3K signal axis in CUMS rats
Depression is a neuropsychiatric disease resulting from deteriorations of molecular networks and synaptic injury induced by stress. Traditional Chinese formula **aoyaosan (XYS) exert antidepressant effect, whi...
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Open AccessA retrospective case-control study of facial emotion recognition in male veterans with chronic schizophrenia and its correlation with interpersonal communication
To understand the facial emotion recognition of male veterans with chronic schizophrenia and the relationship between facial emotion recognition and interpersonal communication to provide a reference for desig...
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Open AccessFeasibility of utilizing ultra-low-dose contrast medium for pancreatic artery depiction using the combination of advanced virtual monoenergetic imaging and high-concentration contrast medium: an intra-patient study
The least amount of contrast medium (CM) should be used under the premise of adequate diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing ultra-low-dose (224 mgI/kg) CM for pancrea...
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Advances in electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate over bismuth-based catalysts
Selective CO2 reduction to formate with high-added value is one of the most technologically and economically feasible pathways to realize electrochemical CO2 fixation. Bismuth-based catalysts have the advantages ...
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Open AccessHigh-frequency neuronavigated rTMS effect on clinical symptoms and cognitive dysfunction: a pilot double-blind, randomized controlled study in Veterans with schizophrenia
Cognitive impairment is a central aspect of schizophrenia (SCZ) that occurs at the onset of the disease and is related to poor social function and outcome in patients with SCZ. Recent literatures have revealed...
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Open AccessDragonfly wing decorated by gold nanoislands as flexible and stable substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
A flexible and stable biomimetic SERS substrate was successfully fabricated by depositing gold (Au) nanoislands on the dragonfly wings (DW) via a simple DC magnetron sputtering system. Characterizations of the...
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Open AccessArrestin-biased AT1R agonism induces acute catecholamine secretion through TRPC3 coupling
Acute hormone secretion triggered by G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation underlies many fundamental physiological processes. GPCR signalling is negatively regulated by β-arrestins, adaptor molecules t...
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Effect of hydrocolloids on the energy consumption and quality of frozen noodles
Effects of hydrocolloids such as Sodium polyacrylate, xanthan gum and sodium alginate on the energy consumption and quality of frozen cooked noodles were investigated. Results showed that gelatinization temper...
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Genome-wide association map** of glyphosate-resistance in Gossypium hirsutum races
Glyphosate resistance is tightly related to the cotton industry. Glyphosate treatments of plants always result in high levels of shikimate accumulation and a sharp reduction in the relative dry weight, severel...
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Open AccessComprehensive circular RNA profiling reveals that circular RNA100783 is involved in chronic CD28-associated CD8(+)T cell ageing
Ageing brings about the gradual deterioration of the immune system, also known as immunosenescence. The role of non-coding circular RNA in immunosenescence is under studied. Using circular RNA microarray data,...
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Open AccessInfection of equine monocyte-derived macrophages with an attenuated equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) strain induces a strong resistance to the infection by a virulent EIAV strain
The Chinese attenuated equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) vaccine has successfully protected millions of equine animals from EIA disease in China. Given that the induction of immune protection results from ...
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Open AccessChromogranin A is a reliable serum diagnostic biomarker for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors but not for insulinomas
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are a group of rare tumors. Chromogranin A (CgA) was considered as the most practical and useful serum tumor marker in PNET patients. But peripheral blood levels of CgA...
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Open AccessDifferentiated miRNA expression and validation of signaling pathways in apoE gene knockout mice by cross-verification microarray platform
The microRNA (miRNA) regulation mechanisms associated with atherosclerosis are largely undocumented. Specific selection and efficient validation of miRNA regulation pathways involved in atherosclerosis develop...
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Open AccessRelationship between clinical characteristics and survival of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: A single-institution analysis (1995–2012) in South China
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (GEP-NEN) is the most common type of neuroendocrine tumors accounting for 65–75% of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). Given the fact that there are few studies on ...
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Open AccessA selective aryl hydrocarbon receptor modulator 3,3'-Diindolylmethane inhibits gastric cancer cell growth
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor associated with gastric carcinogenesis. 3,3'-Diindolylmethane (DIM) is a relatively non-toxic selective AhR modulator. This study was ...
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Gating-Related Molecular Motions in the Extracellular Domain of the IKs Channel: Implications for IKs Channelopathy
Cardiac slow delayed rectifier (IKs) channel complex consists of KCNQ1 channel and KCNE1 auxiliary subunits. The extracellular juxtamembranous region of KCNE1 is an unstructured loop that contacts multiple KCNQ1 ...
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Self-assembly of reduced molybdophosphate-based supramolecular architectures and the study of their magnetic properties
Reduced molybdophosphate-based supramolecular compounds, such as (4,4′-H2bipy)[Co(H2O)2]2[Co(H2PO4)2(HPO4)4(PO4)2(MoO2)12(OH)6] · 17H2O (1), [Co(2,2′-bipy)2(H2O)]4[Co(H2O)2][Co(HPO4)6(PO4)2(MoO2)12(OH)6] · 2H2O (
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Staining the Anterior Capsule with Indocyanine Green or Trypan Blue for Capsulorhexis in Eyes with White Cataract
Aim: To assess the efficacy and safety of indocyanine green (ICG) 0.5% and trypan blue 0.1% for anterior capsule staining in cases of white cataract. Methods: This prospective study comprised 55 eyes of 55 patien...
