Atherosclerosis is a primary cause of cardiovascular disease, with plaque viscoelasticity reflecting mechanical properties related to stability and acute event risk. However, existing viscoelastic measurement devices struggle to meet intravascular mi...
Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications
Aug 21, 2025
Dry eye disease (DED) and depression exhibit high comorbidity, yet lipid and purine diagnostic biomarkers for depression-related DED remain unidentified. In this study, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI)...
Accurate estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) is crucial for medico-legal investigations, providing critical timelines for criminal cases. Current PMI methods, however, often lack precision, limiting their forensic utility. In this study, we d...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multifactorial, progressive neurodegenerative disease that has a profound impact on those it afflicts. Its hallmark pathophysiology is characterized by degeneration of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the midbrain which trig...
Trillions of intestinal microbiota are essential to the permeability of orally administered drugs. However, identifying microbial-drug interactions remains challenging due to the highly variable composition of intestinal flora among individuals. Usin...
Social buffering is a phenomenon whereby the stress response of anyone exposed to a distressing stimulus is alleviated by the presence of conspecific(s). In this study, we aimed to determine whether brief buffering (only 3 min) with conspecific immed...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a disease with high mortality and morbidity, and its pathophysiology is complex but poorly understood. To investigate the potential therapeutic targets post-SAH, the SAH-related feature genes were screened by the comb...
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
Apr 22, 2025
BACKGROUND: Dysregulated blood lipid metabolism, a primary driver of hyperlipidemia, is closely associated with excessive very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) synthesis and secretion. Nuciferine, a bioactive compound isolated from lotus leaves, demons...
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
Apr 21, 2025
BACKGROUND: Jiedu Sangen Decoction (JSD) is widely used in the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in southern China due to its good clinical efficacy, but the effective active ingredients are still unknown.
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