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Org Lett ; 2024 Jul 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39058573

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Here, we demonstrate palladium-catalyzed Hiyama-type cross-coupling reactions of aryl thianthrenium or phenoxathiinium salts. By employing stable and inexpensive organosilanes, the arylation, alkenylation, and alkynylation were realized in high efficiency using commercially available Pd(tBu3P)2 as the catalyst, thus providing a reliable method for preparation of biaryls, styrenes, and aryl acetylenes with a broad functional group tolerance under mild conditions. Given the accessibility of aryl thianthrenium or phenoxathiinium salts from simple arenes in a remarkable regioselective fashion, this protocol also provides an attractive approach for the late-stage modification of complex bioactive scaffolds.

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Adv Sci (Weinh) ; : e2403358, 2024 Jul 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38973351

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Conductive polymer hydrogels exhibit unique electrical, electrochemical, and mechanical properties, making them highly competitive electrode materials for stretchable high-capacity energy storage devices for cutting-edge wearable electronics. However, it remains extremely challenging to simultaneously achieve large mechanical stretchability, high electrical conductivity, and excellent electrochemical properties in conductive polymer hydrogels because introducing soft insulating networks for improving stretchability inevitably deteriorates the connectivity of rigid conductive domain and decreases the conductivity and electrochemical activity. This work proposes a distinct confinement self-assembly and multiple crosslinking strategy to develop a new type of organic-inorganic hybrid conductive hydrogels with biphase interpenetrating cross-linked networks. The hydrogels simultaneously exhibit high conductivity (2000 S m-1), large stretchability (200%), and high electrochemical activity, outperforming existing conductive hydrogels. The inherent mechanisms for the unparalleled comprehensive performances are thoroughly investigated. Elastic all-hydrogel supercapacitors are prepared based on the hydrogels, showing high specific capacitance (212.5 mF cm-2), excellent energy density (18.89 µWh cm-2), and large deformability. Moreover, flexible self-powered luminescent integrated systems are constructed based on the supercapacitors, which can spontaneously shine anytime and anywhere without extra power. This work provides new insights and feasible avenues for developing high-performance stretchable electrode materials and energy storage devices for wearable electronics.

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Opt Lett ; 49(11): 3198-3201, 2024 Jun 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38824362

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We demonstrate the direct generation of single-frequency switchable orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes in a 1 µm wavelength range using a Nd:YVO4 microchip laser. The 808 nm laser diode pump beam is shaped into annular through an axicon associated with a lens. By adjusting the diameter and power of the annular pump beam, various OAM modes with different mode volumes can oscillate inside the Nd:YVO4 microchip. Moreover, a single-frequency output is also available due to the short cavity of the microchip. In the proof-of-principle experiment, single-frequency twofold multiplexed OAM modes | ± 1> and | ± 2> are generated, with experimentally measured fidelity higher than 96%. This work presents a compact and versatile single-frequency OAM source and will inspire multiple advanced scenarios ranging from classical to quantum photonics.

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Signal Transduct Target Ther ; 9(1): 158, 2024 Jun 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38862461

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Cell membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles possess inherent advantages derived from their membrane structure and surface antigens, including prolonged circulation in the bloodstream, specific cell recognition and targeting capabilities, and potential for immunotherapy. Herein, we introduce a cell membrane biomimetic nanodrug platform termed MPB-3BP@CM NPs. Comprising microporous Prussian blue nanoparticles (MPB NPs) serving as both a photothermal sensitizer and carrier for 3-bromopyruvate (3BP), these nanoparticles are cloaked in a genetically programmable cell membrane displaying variants of signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) with enhanced affinity to CD47. As a result, MPB-3BP@CM NPs inherit the characteristics of the original cell membrane, exhibiting an extended circulation time in the bloodstream and effectively targeting CD47 on the cytomembrane of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. Notably, blocking CD47 with MPB-3BP@CM NPs enhances the phagocytosis of CRC cells by macrophages. Additionally, 3BP, an inhibitor of hexokinase II (HK2), suppresses glycolysis, leading to a reduction in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels and lactate production. Besides, it promotes the polarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) towards an anti-tumor M1 phenotype. Furthermore, integration with MPB NPs-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) enhances the therapeutic efficacy against tumors. These advantages make MPB-3BP@CM NPs an attractive platform for the future development of innovative therapeutic approaches for CRC. Concurrently, it introduces a universal approach for engineering disease-tailored cell membranes for tumor therapy.


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Antígeno CD47 , Membrana Celular , Neoplasias Colorrectales , Nanopartículas , Neoplasias Colorrectales/genética , Neoplasias Colorrectales/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Neoplasias Colorrectales/terapia , Nanopartículas/química , Humanos , Antígeno CD47/genética , Ratones , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/genética , Animales , Piruvatos/química , Piruvatos/farmacología , Hexoquinasa/genética , Línea Celular Tumoral , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/efectos de los fármacos , Ferrocianuros
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Transpl Immunol ; 85: 102070, 2024 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38839020

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BACKGROUND: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a global health problem with high mortality. Early diagnosis can prevent the development of AMI and provide valuable information for subsequent treatment. Angiogenesis has been shown to be a critical factor in the development of infarction and targeting this process may be a potential protective strategy for preventing myocardial injury and improving the prognosis of AMI patients. This study aimed to screen and verify diagnostic markers related to angiogenesis in AMI and to investigate the molecular mechanisms of action associated with AMI in terms of immune cell infiltration. METHODS: The GSE66360 and the GSE60993 datasets were both downloaded from the GEO database and were used as the training cohort and the external validation cohort, respectively. Angiogenesis-related genes (ARGs) were downloaded from the MSigDB database. The hub ARGs were identified via LASSO, RF, and SVM-RFE algorithms. ROC curves were used to assess the accuracy of the hub ARGs. The potential mechanisms of the hub ARGs were analyzed by GSEA. The ssGSEA algorithm was used to determine differences in immune cell infiltration and immune function. The CIBERSORT algorithm was used for immune cell infiltration analysis. In addition, we constructed a ceRNA network map of differentially expressed ARGs. RESULTS: We identified the thrombomodulin (THBD) gene from ARGs as a potential diagnostic marker for AMI based on the LASSO, SVM-RFE, and RF algorithms. THBD was differentially expressed and had a potential diagnostic value (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.931 and 0.765 in the training and testing datasets, respectively). GSEA showed that the MAPK signaling pathway was more enriched in the high-expression group of THBD (P < 0.05). Immune cell infiltration analysis demonstrated that THBD was mainly positively correlated with monocytes (R = 0.48, P = 0.00055) and neutrophils (R = 0.36, P = 0.013). Finally, in the ceRNA regulatory network, THBD was closely associated with 9 miRNAs and 42 lncRNAs involved in AMI. CONCLUSION: THBD can be used as a potential diagnostic marker for AMI. This study provides new insights for future AMI diagnosis and molecular mechanism research. Moreover, immune cell infiltration plays an essential role in the occurrence and development of AMI.


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Biomarcadores , Aprendizaje Automático , Infarto del Miocardio , Trombomodulina , Humanos , Infarto del Miocardio/diagnóstico , Infarto del Miocardio/genética , Infarto del Miocardio/inmunología , Trombomodulina/genética , Pronóstico , Bases de Datos Genéticas , Redes Reguladoras de Genes , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Biología Computacional
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Biometrics ; 80(2)2024 Mar 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38861372

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In many randomized placebo-controlled trials with a biomarker defined subgroup, it is believed that this subgroup has the same or higher treatment effect compared with its complement. These subgroups are often referred to as the biomarker positive and negative subgroups. Most biomarker-stratified pivotal trials are aimed at demonstrating a significant treatment effect either in the biomarker positive subgroup or in the overall population. A major shortcoming of this approach is that the treatment can be declared effective in the overall population even though it has no effect in the biomarker negative subgroup. We use the isotonic assumption about the treatment effects in the two subgroups to construct an efficient way to test for a treatment effect in both the biomarker positive and negative subgroups. A substantial reduction in the required sample size for such a trial compared with existing methods makes evaluating the treatment effect in both the biomarker positive and negative subgroups feasible in pivotal trials especially when the prevalence of the biomarker positive subgroup is less than 0.5.


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Biomarcadores , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto , Humanos , Biomarcadores/análisis , Biomarcadores/sangre , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto/estadística & datos numéricos , Tamaño de la Muestra , Resultado del Tratamiento , Biometría/métodos , Simulación por Computador , Modelos Estadísticos
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PhytoKeys ; 242: 281-291, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38863649

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Based on both morphological and molecular evidence, it is confirmed that Alseodaphnopsismaguanensis is conspecific with A.hokouensis. Hence, Alseodaphnopsismaguanensis is treated as a synonym of A.hokouensis here. The conservation status of Alseodaphnopsishokouensis is also re-evaluated according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria in this study.

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PLoS One ; 19(5): e0302547, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38820294

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INTRODUCTION: The natural outcome of coronary plaque in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unique, which can be analyzed quantitatively by optical flow ratio (OFR) software. METHODS: A total of 184 ACS patients with at least one nonculprit subclinical atherosclerosis (NSA) detected by optical coherence tomography (OCT) at baseline and 1-year follow-up were divided into non-CKD group (n = 106, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)> 90 mL/(min×1.73 m2)) and mild CKD group (n = 78, 60≤eGFR<90 mL/(min×1.73 m2)). Changes of normalized total atheroma volume (TAVn) of NSA was the primary endpoint at the 1-year follow-up. RESULTS: Patients with mild CKD showed more TAVn progression of NSA than non-CKD (p = 0.019) from baseline to the 1-year follow-up, which was mainly due to an increase in calcium TAVn (p<0.001). The morphological change in the maximal calcification thickness (p = 0.026) was higher and the change in the distance from the calcified surface to the contralateral coronary media membrane (ΔC-to-M) at the maximal cross-sectional calcium area was lower (p<0.001) in mild CKD group than in non-CKD group. Mild CKD had more NSA related MACEs at the 5-year follow-up than non-CKD (30.8% vs. 5.8%, p = 0.045). CONCLUSIONS: Mild CKD patients had more plaque progression of NSA which showed the increase of calcium component with more protrusion into the lumen morphologically at the 1-year follow-up and a higher corresponding incidence of NSA-related MACEs at the 5-year follow-up. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT02140801. https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02140801.


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Síndrome Coronario Agudo , Tasa de Filtración Glomerular , Insuficiencia Renal Crónica , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Síndrome Coronario Agudo/patología , Síndrome Coronario Agudo/diagnóstico por imagen , Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/patología , Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/complicaciones , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios de Seguimiento , Anciano , Placa Aterosclerótica/diagnóstico por imagen , Placa Aterosclerótica/patología , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Aterosclerosis/patología , Aterosclerosis/diagnóstico por imagen , Aterosclerosis/complicaciones , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/patología , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/complicaciones , Relevancia Clínica
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Orthop Surg ; 16(7): 1517-1529, 2024 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38747000

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OBJECTIVE: Frozen shoulder (FS) is a painful and debilitating condition affecting the shoulder joint. When patients fail to improve after conservative treatments, operative treatments including arthroscopic capsular release (ACR) and manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) are recommended. However, the comparison between these two interventions remains controversial. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of ACR and MUA for refractory FS. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched for eligible studies until December 10, 2023. Meta-analyses were conducted using Manager V.5.3.3. Pooled effect sizes were expressed as the weighted mean difference (WMD) or odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS: A total of eight comparative studies with 768 patients were included. Compared with MUA, ACR had statistically better Δ VAS (WMD, -0.44; 95% CI, -0.71 to -0.18; I2 = 6%; p = 0.001) at over 12-month follow-up, which did not reach the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Other outcomes regarding pain relief, function, and range of motion (ROM) improvements were not statistically different between the two groups at different follow-up timepoints. Compared with the MUA group, the ACR group had a significantly higher rate of severe complications (OR, 4.14; 95% CI, 1.01 to 16.94; I2 = 0%; p = 0.05), but comparable rates of mild complications and additional intervention. CONCLUSIONS: In treating refractory FS, ACR demonstrated comparable pain relief, functional and ROM improvements, rates of mild complications and additional intervention but a higher risk of severe complications to MUA during short-term follow-up periods. Notably, ACR exhibited statistically superior improvement in the long-term pain relief compared to the MUA group, although it did not reach the MCID.


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Artroscopía , Bursitis , Liberación de la Cápsula Articular , Humanos , Bursitis/cirugía , Bursitis/terapia , Artroscopía/métodos , Liberación de la Cápsula Articular/métodos , Manipulación Ortopédica/métodos , Rango del Movimiento Articular
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Stat Methods Med Res ; 33(6): 945-952, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38573793

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In single-arm trials with a predefined subgroup based on baseline biomarkers, it is often assumed that a biomarker defined subgroup, the biomarker positive subgroup, has the same or higher response to treatment compared to its complement, the biomarker negative subgroup. The goal is to determine if the treatment is effective in each of the subgroups or in the biomarker positive subgroup only or not effective at all. We propose the isotonic stratified design for this problem. The design has a joint set of decision rules for biomarker positive and negative subjects and utilizes joint estimation of response probabilities using assumed monotonicity of response between the biomarker negative and positive subgroups. The new design reduces the sample size requirement when compared to running two Simon's designs in each biomarker positive and negative. For example, the new design requires 23%-35% fewer patients than running two Simon's designs for scenarios we considered. Alternatively, the new design allows evaluating the response probability in both biomarker negative and biomarker positive subgroups using only 40% more patients needed for running Simon's design in the biomarker positive subgroup only.


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Biomarcadores , Proyectos de Investigación , Humanos , Tamaño de la Muestra , Ensayos Clínicos como Asunto/estadística & datos numéricos , Modelos Estadísticos
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Materials (Basel) ; 17(7)2024 Apr 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38612170

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Nanoindentation measurements were conducted to investigate the high-cycle response of 316L stainless steel in bending fatigue. Hardness variation owing to the gradient flexure stress amplitude for different curvatures was plotted along with the thickness and length, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was subsequently conducted to explore the deformation characteristics in multiple layers, which had cyclic gradient stress, on the cross-section of specimens. The nanoindentation results indicated that the cyclic hardening response of 316L stainless steel is correlated with the level of stress amplitude in the high-cycle fatigue (HCF) regime. Furthermore, an analytical model was proposed to clarify the relationship between nanohardness and stress amplitude. Finally, the evolution of damage accumulation due to irreversible plastic deformation is continuous during stress reduction up to the neighboring zone at the neutral surface of the flexure beam in some individual grains.

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Materials (Basel) ; 17(7)2024 Mar 29.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38612223

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Following publication, concerns relating to the relevance of a number of citations recommend by a peer reviewer were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office [...].

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PhytoKeys ; 239: 255-266, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38572373

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Two new diatom species belonging to the genus Gomphonemopsis are described, Gomphonemopsisnanasp. nov. and Gomphonemopsisgaoisp. nov. These two species were compared in detail with congeners. Gomphonemopsisnana is distinguished by its high stria density and small size. This species was found so far to be epiphytic only on the eelgrass collected from Qingdao Bay (Yellow Sea). Gomphonemopsisgaoi is characterized by its isopolar valves, simple proximal raphe endings and acutely rounded apices. This taxon was separated from the exoskeleton of marine copepods sampled from the Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve (South China Sea). In addition, two new combinations, Gomphonemopsisoahuensis (Hustedt) Lang Li, Yuhang Li & Changping Chen, comb. nov. and Gomphonemopsisplatypus (Østrup) Lang Li, Yuhang Li & Junxiang Lai, comb. nov. are proposed. This study increases the records and knowledge of Gomphonemopsis along the coast of China.

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J Biomed Inform ; 153: 104639, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38583580

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OBJECTIVE: Although the mechanisms behind pharmacokinetic (PK) drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are well-documented, bridging the gap between this knowledge and clinical evidence of DDIs, especially for serious adverse drug reactions (SADRs), remains challenging. While leveraging the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database along with disproportionality analysis tends to detect a vast number of DDI signals, this abundance complicates further investigation, such as validation through clinical trials. Our study proposed a framework to efficiently prioritize these signals and assessed their reliability using multi-source Electronic Health Records (EHR) to identify top candidates for further investigation. METHODS: We analyzed FAERS data spanning from January 2004 to March 2023, employing four established disproportionality methods: Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR), Multi-item Gamma Poisson Shrinker (MGPS), and Bayesian Confidence Propagating Neural Network (BCPNN). Building upon these models, we developed four ranking models to prioritize DDI-SADR signals and cross-referenced signals with DrugBank. To validate the top-ranked signals, we employed longitudinal EHRs from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the All of Us research program. The performance of each model was assessed by counting how many of the top-ranked signals were confirmed by EHRs and calculating the average ranking of these confirmed signals. RESULTS: Out of 189 DDI-SADR signals identified by all four disproportionality methods, only two were documented in the DrugBank database. By prioritizing the top 20 signals as determined by each of the four disproportionality methods and our four ranking models, 58 unique DDI-SADR signals were selected for EHR validations. Of these, five signals were confirmed. The ranking model, which integrated the MGPS and BCPNN, demonstrated superior performance by assigning the highest priority to those five EHR-confirmed signals. CONCLUSION: The fusion of disproportionality analysis with ranking models, validated through multi-source EHRs, presents a groundbreaking approach to pharmacovigilance. Our study's confirmation of five significant DDI-SADRs, previously unrecorded in the DrugBank database, highlights the essential role of advanced data analysis techniques in identifying ADRs.


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Sistemas de Registro de Reacción Adversa a Medicamentos , Teorema de Bayes , Interacciones Farmacológicas , Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos , Registros Electrónicos de Salud , Humanos , Estados Unidos , United States Food and Drug Administration , Bases de Datos Factuales , Redes Neurales de la Computación , Farmacocinética , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados
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PLoS One ; 19(4): e0299360, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38557660

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Ovarian cancer is a highly lethal malignancy in the field of oncology. Generally speaking, the segmentation of ovarian medical images is a necessary prerequisite for the diagnosis and treatment planning. Therefore, accurately segmenting ovarian tumors is of utmost importance. In this work, we propose a hybrid network called PMFFNet to improve the segmentation accuracy of ovarian tumors. The PMFFNet utilizes an encoder-decoder architecture. Specifically, the encoder incorporates the ViTAEv2 model to extract inter-layer multi-scale features from the feature pyramid. To address the limitation of fixed window size that hinders sufficient interaction of information, we introduce Varied-Size Window Attention (VSA) to the ViTAEv2 model to capture rich contextual information. Additionally, recognizing the significance of multi-scale features, we introduce the Multi-scale Feature Fusion Block (MFB) module. The MFB module enhances the network's capacity to learn intricate features by capturing both local and multi-scale information, thereby enabling more precise segmentation of ovarian tumors. Finally, in conjunction with our designed decoder, our model achieves outstanding performance on the MMOTU dataset. The results are highly promising, with the model achieving scores of 97.24%, 91.15%, and 87.25% in mACC, mIoU, and mDice metrics, respectively. When compared to several Unet-based and advanced models, our approach demonstrates the best segmentation performance.


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Neoplasias Ováricas , Femenino , Humanos , Neoplasias Ováricas/diagnóstico por imagen , Benchmarking , Aprendizaje , Oncología Médica , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador
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J Alzheimers Dis ; 98(2): 643-657, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38427489

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Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease needing effective therapeutics urgently. Sildenafil, one of the approved phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, has been implicated as having potential effect in AD. Objective: To investigate the potential therapeutic benefit of sildenafil on AD. Methods: We performed real-world patient data analysis using the MarketScan® Medicare Supplemental and the Clinformatics® databases. We conducted propensity score-stratified analyses after adjusting confounding factors (i.e., sex, age, race, and comorbidities). We used both familial and sporadic AD patient induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) derived neurons to evaluate the sildenafil's mechanism-of-action. Results: We showed that sildenafil usage is associated with reduced likelihood of AD across four new drug compactor cohorts, including bumetanide, furosemide, spironolactone, and nifedipine. For instance, sildenafil usage is associated with a 54% reduced incidence of AD in MarketScan® (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.46, 95% CI 0.32- 0.66) and a 30% reduced prevalence of AD in Clinformatics® (HR = 0.70, 95% CI 0.49- 1.00) compared to spironolactone. We found that sildenafil treatment reduced tau hyperphosphorylation (pTau181 and pTau205) in a dose-dependent manner in both familial and sporadic AD patient iPSC-derived neurons. RNA-sequencing data analysis of sildenafil-treated AD patient iPSC-derived neurons reveals that sildenafil specifically target AD related genes and pathobiological pathways, mechanistically supporting the beneficial effect of sildenafil in AD. Conclusions: These real-world patient data validation and mechanistic observations from patient iPSC-derived neurons further suggested that sildenafil is a potential repurposable drug for AD. Yet, randomized clinical trials are warranted to validate the causal treatment effects of sildenafil in AD.


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Enfermedad de Alzheimer , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas , Anciano , Estados Unidos , Humanos , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas/metabolismo , Citrato de Sildenafil/farmacología , Citrato de Sildenafil/uso terapéutico , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/metabolismo , Espironolactona/metabolismo , Espironolactona/farmacología , Proteínas tau/metabolismo , Medicare , Neuronas/metabolismo
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Opt Express ; 32(5): 7783-7799, 2024 Feb 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38439451

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Continuous variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) can guarantee that two parties share secure keys even in the presence of an eavesdropper. However, the polarization direction of the coherent state transmitted in CV-QKD is susceptible to environmental disturbances during channel transmission, making it difficult to share keys consistently over long periods of time. Therefore, a CV-QKD system that can resist environmental disturbance is very urgent. In this paper, we propose a new optical architecture for CV-QKD based on the Faraday-Michelson interference (FMI) structure, and finally form an all-single-mode (SM) fiber-based stable CV-QKD system which employs transmitted local oscillator (TLO) scheme and discrete modulation coherent state (DMCS) protocol. Specifically, since the Faraday mirror rotates the polarization direction of light by 90o, the birefringence effect of light can be effectively dealt with, thus ensuring the same polarization state of light before and after reflection. The final simulation results show that the theoretical secret key rate of this scheme can reach 139 kbps at 70 km, which can further improve the stability and robustness of CV-QKD in the real environment, and provide technical support for the next-generation high-stability QKD system.

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Biomed Pharmacother ; 172: 116280, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38368837

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OBJECTIVE: 2-Dodecyl-6-Methoxycyclohexa-2, 5-Diene-1, 4-Dione (DMDD) isolated from Averrhoa carambola L. root, has been proven therapeutic effects on diabetic kidney disease (DKD). This research aims to assess DMDD's effects on DKD and to investigate its underlying mechanisms, to establish DMDD as a novel pharmaceutical agent for DKD treatment. METHODS: The human renal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells were induced by high glucose (HG) to mimic DKD and followed by DMDD treatment. The cytotoxicity of DMDD was assessed using the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The migratory capacity of HK-2 cells was evaluated through transwell and scratch-wound assays. To investigate the effect of Smad7 and miR-21-5p, lentiviral transfection was employed in HK-2 cells. Additionally, the expression of proteins related to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and TGFß1/Smad2/3 pathway was checked by QRT-PCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescence techniques. RESULTS: This study has shown that DMDD significantly suppresses cell migration and the expression of Vimentin, α-SMA, TGFß1, and p-Smad2/3 in HK-2 cells under HG conditions. Concurrently, DMDD enhances the protein expression of E-cadherin and Smad7. Intriguingly, the therapeutic effect of DMDD was abrogated upon Smad7 silencing. Further investigations revealed that DMDD effectively inhibits miR-21-5p expression, which is upregulated by HG. Downregulation of miR-21-5p inhibits the activation of the TGFß1/Smad2/3 pathway and EMT induced by HG. In contrast, overexpression of miR-21-5p negates DMDD's therapeutic benefits. CONCLUSION: DMDD mitigates EMT in HG-induced HK-2 cells by modulating the miR-21-5p/Smad7 pathway, thereby inhibiting renal fibrosis in DKD. These findings suggest that DMDD holds promise as a potential therapeutic agent for DKD.


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Averrhoa , Ciclohexenos , Nefropatías Diabéticas , Transducción de Señal , Humanos , Transición Epitelial-Mesenquimal , Glucosa/metabolismo , MicroARNs/metabolismo , Ciclohexenos/farmacología , Nefropatías Diabéticas/tratamiento farmacológico
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J Environ Sci (China) ; 141: 182-193, 2024 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38408819

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Polydopamine (PDA) and metal-organic skeleton HKUST-1 were co-deposited on the base membrane of hexamethylenediamine (HDA)-crosslinked polyetherimide (PEI) ultrafiltration membrane as the interlayer, and high-throughput organic solvent nanofiltration membrane (OSN) was prepared by interfacial polymerization and solvent activation reaction. The polyamide (PA) layer surface roughness from 28.4 nm in PA/PEI to 78.3 nm in PA/PDA-HKUST-10.6/PEI membrane, reduced the thickness of the separation layer from 79 to 14 nm, and significantly improved the hydrophilic, thermal and mechanical properties. The flux of the PA/PDA-HKUST-10.6/PEI membrane in a 0.1 g/L Congo Red (CR) ethanol solution at 0.6 MPa test pressure reached 21.8 L/(m2·hr) and the rejection of CR was 92.8%. Solvent adsorption test, N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) immersion experiment, and long-term operation test in ethanol showed that the membranes had high solvent tolerance. The solvent flux test demonstrated that, under the test pressure of 0.6 MPa, the flux of different solvents ranked as follows: methanol (56.9 L/(m2·hr)) > DMF (39.6 L/(m2·hr)) > ethanol (31.2 L/(m2·hr)) > IPA (4.5 L/(m2·hr)) > N-hexane (1.9 L/(m2·hr)). The ability of the membranes to retain dyes in IPA/water dyes solution was also evaluated. The flux of the membrane was 30.4 L/(m2·hr) and the rejection of CR was 91.6% when the IPA concentration reached 50%. This OSN membrane-making strategy is economical, environment-friendly and efficient, and has a great application prospect in organic solvent separation systems.


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Colorantes , Etanol , Indoles , Estructuras Metalorgánicas , Polímeros , Solventes , Rojo Congo , Dimetilformamida , Nylons
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