-
Article
The expression of CD86 in CD3+CD56+ NKT cells is associated with the occurrence and prognosis of sepsis-associated encephalopathy in sepsis patients: a prospective observational cohort study
The role of CD3+CD56+ natural killer T (NKT) cells and its co-signaling molecules in patients with sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is unknown. In this prospective observational cohort study, we initially r...
-
Article
Open AccessCausal relationships of circulating amino acids with cardiovascular disease: a trans-ancestry Mendelian randomization analysis
Epidemiological studies demonstrated that multiple amino acids (AAs) were associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but whether these associations were causal remains unclear. This study aims to investig...
-
Article
Plasma metabolomics in the perioperative period of defect repair in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease
The quality of life and survival rates of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (CHD–PAH) have been greatly improved by defect-repair surgery and personalized t...
-
Article
Open AccessNumerical modeling in arterial hemodynamics incorporating fluid-structure interaction and microcirculation
The effects of arterial wall compliance on blood flow have been revealed using fluid-structure interaction in last decades. However, microcirculation is not considered in previous researches. In fact, microcir...
-
Article
Lipocalin-2 Predicts Long-Term Outcome of Normotensive Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE) are accompanied by heterogeneously adverse events. Responding to tissue injury, lipocalin-2 (LCN-2) is elevated in experimental APE model and associate...
-
Article
Associating 197 Chinese herbal medicine with drug targets and diseases using the similarity ensemble approach
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) addresses complex diseases through polypharmacological interactions. However, systematic studies of herbal medicine pharmacology remain challenging due to the complexity of CHM in...
-
Article
Knockdown of DIXDC1 Inhibits the Proliferation and Migration of Human Glioma Cells
DIX domain containing 1 (DIXDC1), the human homolog of coiled-coil-DIX1 (Ccd1), is a positive regulator of Wnt signaling pathway. Recently, it was found to act as a candidate oncogene in colon cancer, non-smal...