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The separation of Al from the silicon-rich diasporic bauxite is of great significance in alumina production. Herein, we proposed a low-temperature ammonium sulfate roasting-water leaching process to extract al...
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Kinetics of roasting potash feldspar in presence of sodium carbonate
A novel process was proposed for the utilization of potash feldspar by roasting in the presence of sodium carbonate. The effects of roasting temperature, granularity, molar ratio of sodium carbonate to potash ...
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Grain growth in a nanostructured AZ31 Mg alloy containing second phase particles studied by phase field simulations
Phase field models were established to simulate the grain growth of a nanostructured AZ31 magnesium alloy, which contain spherical particles of differing sizes and volume fractions, under realistic spatial and...
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Association of down-regulation of CD109 expression with up-expression of Smad7 in pathogenesis of psoriasis
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Activation of PPAR-γ inhibits differentiation of rat osteoblasts by reducing expression of connective tissue growth factor
Long-term treatment with an agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ is associated with bone fractures in the clinical practice. However, the mechanisms underlying the fractures are not f...
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IL-36 cytokine expression and its relationship with p38 MAPK and NF-κB pathways in psoriasis vulgaris skin lesions
This study examined the correlation of the expression of interleukin-36 (IL-36), a novel member of interleukin-1 (IL-1) family, with p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) and nuclear factor-kappa B (...
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Inhibitory effect of live-attenuated Listeria Monocytogenes-based vaccines expressing MIA gene on malignant melanoma
Listeria monocytogenes (LM), a Gram-positive facultative intracellular bacterium, can be used as an effective exogenous antigen expression vector in tumor-target therapy. But for successful clini...
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Expression of IRF-4 and IBP in skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris
The expression of the interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF-4) and the IRF-4-binding protein (IBP) in psoriatic skin lesions was investigated. The expression of IRF-4 and IBP in skin lesions of 20 patients with ...
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Determination of brain iron content in patients with Parkinson’s disease using magnetic susceptibility imaging
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Millimeter-wave exposure promotes the differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells into cells with a neural phenotype
This study investigated the ability of millimeter-wave (MMW) to promote the differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) into cells with a neural phenotype. The BMSCs were primarily cultured. At passag...
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Expression of phosphorylated-STAT3 and osteopontin and their correlation in melanoma
The expressions of p-STAT3 and osteopontin in 22 cases of normal nevi and 43 cases of malignant melanoma were immunohistochemically detected, and the correlation between p-STAT3 and osteopontin in malignant me...
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Local expression of vaginal Th1 and Th2 cytokines in murine vaginal candidiasis under different immunity conditions
To investigate the expression of vaginal Th1 and Th2 cytokines in rats with experimental vaginal candidiasis under different immune conditions, ICR murine vaginal candidiasis model was established and immno-su...
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Expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in lesions of systemic sclerosis and its implications
In order to investigate the role of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis, the expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 was immunohistochemically detected in skin lesions of the patients with diffus...
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Local Th1/Th2 cytokine expression in experimental murine vaginal candidiasis
In order to investigate the expression of Th1 and Th2 cytokines in the vaginal candidiasis caused by Candida, the fungal vaginitis model was established in female ICR mice by intravaginal inoculation of suspen...
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Expression of apoptosis related protein in skin lesions of lichen planus and its implication
In order to investigate the role of Caspase-3 and Bax in the pathogenesis of lichen planus, immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of Caspase-3 and Bax in skin lesions of the patients with lich...
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Inhibition of invasion and up-regulation of E-cadherin expression in human malignant melanoma cell line A375 by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate
The inhibitory effects of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on the invasion of human malignant melanoma cell line A375 and the possible molecular mechanisms of this effect were investiaged. A375 cells were...
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The expression of TNF-α and ICAM-1 in lesions of lichen planus and its implication
In order to investigate the role of TNF-and ICAM-1 in the pathogenesis of lichen planus, immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of TNF-and ICAM-1 in skin lesions of the patients with lichen pla...
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Establishment of lymphangioma model and a study on the promoting effect of murine melanoma cell B16-F1 on the lymphangiogenesis in vitro
To establish an animal model of benign lymphangiomas of C57BL/6 mouse in vitro and to observe the effect of mouse ascites melanoma cell B16-F1 on the lymphangiogenesis, 16 C57BL/6 mice aged 8 weeks were given two...
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The effect of itraconazole on the vaginal candidiasis under different immunity conditions in mice
To study the effect of itraconazole on the vaginal candidiasis caused by Candida under different immunity conditions, the fungal vaginitis model was established in female ICR mice by intravaginal inoculation o...
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The expression of interleukin-22 and S100A7, A8, A9 mRNA in patients with psoriasis vulgaris
In order to study the expression of interleukin-22 (IL-22) and S100A7, A8, A9 mRNA in the skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris and their relationship, the biopsies were taken from skin lesions in 3...
