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Bioprosthetic versus mechanical prostheses for valve replacement in end-stage renal disease patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of thoracic disease

Phan K, Zhao DF, Zhou JJ, Karagaratnam A, Phan S, Yan TD.
PMID: 27162649
J Thorac Dis. 2016 May;8(5):769-77. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.02.74.

BACKGROUND: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) indicated for dialysis are increasingly requiring cardiac valve surgery. The choice of bioprosthetic or mechanic valve prosthesis for such patients requires careful risk assessment. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to...

Molecule-based magnetic coolers.

Chemical Society reviews

Zheng YZ, Zhou GJ, Zheng Z, Winpenny RE.
PMID: 24296785
Chem Soc Rev. 2014 Mar 07;43(5):1462-75. doi: 10.1039/c3cs60337g. Epub 2013 Dec 03.

There has been a rapid expansion in the use of molecular magnets for both low- and ultra low-temperature cooling applications in recent years, and here we review the chemical variation and magnetothermal properties of reported molecular coolers, structuring the...

Change of MicroRNA-134, CREB and p-CREB expression in epileptic rat.

Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

Zhu Y, Li CS, Wang YY, Zhou SN.
PMID: 25975501
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2015 Apr;8(4):292-8. doi: 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60333-3.

OBJECTIVE: To To investigate the changes of MicroRNA-134, CREB and p-CREB expression in epileptic rat brains in order to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of epilepsy, providing new ideas for clinical treatment.METHODS: Sixty-four Spraque-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into groups...

Heroin inhibits HIV-restriction miRNAs and enhances HIV infection of macrophages.

Frontiers in microbiology

Wang X, Ma TC, Li JL, Zhou Y, Geller EB, Adler MW, Peng JS, Zhou W, Zhou DJ, Ho WZ.
PMID: 26583016
Front Microbiol. 2015 Nov 04;6:1230. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01230. eCollection 2015.

Although opioids have been extensively studied for their impact on the immune system, limited information is available about the specific actions of opioids on intracellular antiviral innate immunity against HIV infection. Thus, we investigated whether heroin, one of the...

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of male urethra with bone and lung metastases presenting as urethral stricture.

Case reports in urology

Badhiwala N, Chan R, Zhou HJ, Shen S, Coburn M.
PMID: 24228184
Case Rep Urol. 2013;2013:931893. doi: 10.1155/2013/931893. Epub 2013 Oct 20.

A 57-year-old man who presented with urinary retention was found to have a sarcomatoid carcinoma of the urethra. Evaluation with CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed multiple pulmonary nodules and osteolytic lesions of left posterior ribs. After...

Emergence of human babesiosis along the border of China with Myanmar: detection by PCR and confirmation by sequencing.

Emerging microbes & infections

Zhou X, Li SG, Wang JZ, Huang JL, Zhou HJ, Chen JH, Zhou XN.
PMID: 26038750
Emerg Microbes Infect. 2014 Aug;3(8):e55. doi: 10.1038/emi.2014.55. Epub 2014 Aug 06.

Babesiosis is a tick-borne, zoonotic disease caused by Babesia spp. Two cases of babesiosis were detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in Yunnan province, China, and further confirmed by molecular assay. The blood smears showed intraerythrocytic ring form...

A comparative analysis of family-based and population-based association tests using whole genome sequence data.

BMC proceedings

Zhou JJ, Yip WK, Cho MH, Qiao D, McDonald ML, Laird NM.
PMID: 25519381
BMC Proc. 2014 Jun 17;8:S33. doi: 10.1186/1753-6561-8-S1-S33. eCollection 2014.

The revolution in next-generation sequencing has made obtaining both common and rare high-quality sequence variants across the entire genome feasible. Because researchers are now faced with the analytical challenges of handling a massive amount of genetic variant information from...

A novel method for estimating the track-soil parameters based on Kalman and improved strong tracking filters.

ISA transactions

Yao Y, Cheng K, Zhou ZJ, Zhang BC, Dong C, Zheng S.
PMID: 26476477
ISA Trans. 2015 Nov;59:450-6. doi: 10.1016/j.isatra.2015.09.017. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

A tracked vehicle has been widely used in exploring unknown environments and military fields. In current methods for suiting soil conditions, soil parameters need to be given and the traction performance cannot always be satisfied on soft soil. To...

Historical perspective of traditional indigenous medical practices: the current renaissance and conservation of herbal resources.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Pan SY, Litscher G, Gao SH, Zhou SF, Yu ZL, Chen HQ, Zhang SF, Tang MK, Sun JN, Ko KM.
PMID: 24872833
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:525340. doi: 10.1155/2014/525340. Epub 2014 Apr 27.

In recent years, increasing numbers of people have been choosing herbal medicines or products to improve their health conditions, either alone or in combination with others. Herbs are staging a comeback and herbal "renaissance" occurs all over the world....

Experimental and therapeutic medicine

Shan G, Zhou XJ, Xia Y, Qian HJ.
PMID: 27168780
Exp Ther Med. 2016 May;11(5):1611-1616. doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3152. Epub 2016 Mar 11.

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) induces the progression of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Astragalus membranaceus (AM) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been demonstrated to exert anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects, in addition to protecting and supporting the immune system. The...

Deletion of the lmna gene induces growth delay and serum biochemical changes in C57BL/6 mice.

Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences

Ruan J, Liu XG, Zheng HL, Li JB, Xiong XD, Zhang CL, Luo CY, Zhou ZJ, Shi Q, Weng YG.
PMID: 25049934
Asian-Australas J Anim Sci. 2014 Jan;27(1):123-30. doi: 10.5713/ajas.2013.13246.

The A-type lamin deficient mouse line (Lmna (-/-) ) has become one of the most frequently used models for providing insights into many different aspects of A-type lamin function. To elucidate the function of Lmna in the growth and...

Strong anisotropy of Dirac cones in SrMnBi2 and CaMnBi2 revealed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.

Scientific reports

Feng Y, Wang Z, Chen C, Shi Y, Xie Z, Yi H, Liang A, He S, He J, Peng Y, Liu X, Liu Y, Zhao L, Liu G, Dong X, Zhang J, Chen C, Xu Z, Dai X, Fang Z, Zhou XJ.
PMID: 24947490
Sci Rep. 2014 Jun 20;4:5385. doi: 10.1038/srep05385.

The Dirac materials, such as graphene and three-dimensional topological insulators, have attracted much attention because they exhibit novel quantum phenomena with their low energy electrons governed by the relativistic Dirac equations. One particular interest is to generate Dirac cone...

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