Tumor derived cell‐free nucleic acid upregulates programmed death‐ligand 1 expression in neutrophil via intracellular Toll‐like receptor signaling by Suguru Saito, Duo‐Yao Cao, Tomohiro Shibata, Yan Liu, Aoi Otagiri‐Hoshi, Xiaojiang Cui, Kenneth E. Bernstein

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Novel Nanozyme-Based Multicomponent in situ Hydrogels with Antibacterial, Hypoxia-Relieving and Proliferative Properties for Promoting Gastrostomy Tube Tract Maturation by Xiao F, Yan B, Yuan T, He Y, Zhang X, He X, Peng W, Xu Y, Cao J

“…Feng Xiao,1,* Bisong Yan,2,* Tianwen Yuan,2 Yang He,2 Xiaojun Zhang,3 Xiaoyun He,1 Wei Peng,1 Ying Xu,3 Jun Cao1,4 1Shanghai Eighth People’s Hospital, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Oncology, Dahua Hospital, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200237, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Science, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201318, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jun Cao, Shanghai Eighth People’s Hospital, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China, Email juncao11@sina.com Ying Xu, College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People’s Republic of China, Email ingyx@sina.com.cnPurpose: Gastrostomy is the commonly used enteral feeding technology. …”
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Study on Mechanical Failure and PermeabilityCharacteristicsof Porous Gas-Bearing Coal under Triaxial Stress by Xue-bo Zhang, Wen-yuan Wang, Ming Yang, Hang-hang Cai, Jia-jia Liu, Shuai-shuai Shen

“…The maximum ringdown count of the porous gas-bearing coal sample can be reduced by one-third at most, the maximum energy can be reduced by nearly half at most, and the maximum amplitude changes little with only 1–3 dB reduction. …”
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Assessing the Direct Impact of Typhoons on Vegetation Canopy Structure and Photosynthesis by Yaoyao Zheng, Simin Zhan, Zaichun Zhu, Sen Cao, Jiana Chen, Pengjun Zhao, Weimin Wang, Ranga B. Myneni

“…Typhoons Nida, Hato, and Mangkhut caused canopy losses in 76.58%, 61.25%, and 89.67% of vegetated regions, respectively, leading to direct cumulative gross primary production losses of 0.36, 0.22, and 0.50 Tg C. …”
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Human milk and bronchopulmonary dysplasia have a dose-dependent effect: a cohort study by Jiaxin Li, Chuanzhong Yang, Jiaming Yang, Huiyan Wang, Xueyu Chen, Liga ChaoMu, Aifen Cao, Xiaoyun Xiong

“…Dose-dependent analysis with spline smoothing curve and univariate, multivariate analyses and sensitivity analyses were conducted.Result The study included 339 VLBW infants. BPD incidence was 4.7% (6 infants) in the high HM group (HM volume≥1190 mL), 27.0% (48 infants) in the low HM group (HM volume<1190 mL) and 9.1% (3 infants) in the exclusive formula group, and the difference is statistically significant. …”
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IL-1β and IL-6 Are Highly Expressed in RF+IgE+ Systemic Lupus Erythematous Subtype by Yongkang Wu, Bei Cai, Junlong Zhang, Beilei Shen, Zhuochun Huang, Chunyu Tan, Carla C. Baan, Lanlan Wang

“…IL-6 correlated with both IgE and IL-1β levels in RF+IgE+ SLE patients (r2=0.583, P=0.027; r2=0.847, P=0.001), and IgE also correlated with IL-1β (r2=0.567, P=0.031). …”
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One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis, Characterization, and Desulfurization Performance of ZnFe2O4/AC Composites by Hui-qiang Wang, Ming-hua Liu, Xin Luo, Yi-fan Liu, Fei-er Chen, Yuan-cai Lv

“…The breakthrough time was 147 min, and the sulfur adsorption capacity could reach 23.67% in the desulfurization performance test.…”
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Innate Immune Response of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Fibroblasts and Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Periodontopathogens by Gopu Sriram, Vaishali Prakash Natu, Intekhab Islam, Xin Fu, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Kai Soo Tan, Tong Cao

“…Further, exposure of hESC-Fib to A. actinomycetemcomitans serotype c was associated with higher IL-8 production than serotype b. …”
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Longitudinal Changes of Axial Length and Associated Factors in Congenital Ectopia Lentis Patients by Jingxin He, Zhangkai Lian, Qianzhong Cao, Zhenzhen Liu, Charlotte Aimee Young, Xinyu Zhang, Danying Zheng, Guangming Jin

“…As for the nonsurgery group, younger baseline age (older age: β = −0.027, 95% CI: −0.048 to −0.007, and P=0.01) and longer baseline AL (β = 0.073, 95% CI: 0.023 to 0.122, and P=0.006) were associated with a higher change rate of AL. …”
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Hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio as a protective factor against coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (2011-2018) by Xin-Da Wang, Chaoya Li, Jia Hu, Fen Cao, Li Zhu, Yongzhi Zhu, Zhongzheng Wen, Jun Liu

“…BackgroundCoronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, and inflammation is a significant factor in its development. …”
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Influence of Organic Esters on Portland Cement Hydration and Hardening by Duan-le Li, Da-peng Zheng, Dong-min Wang, Ji-hui Zhao, Cheng Du, Cai-fu Ren

“…The test results showed that esters can make the end time of cement hydration induction longer and delay the occurrence of the second exothermic peak. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic specialist training: a nationwide survey of orthopaedic residents in Singapore by Hwee Weng Dennis Hey, Hui Wen Tay, Aju Bosco, Reuben Chee Cheong Soh, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh

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Impact of Timing the Combination of Radiotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zhong L, Peng W, Sun J, Luo Y, Sheng H, Wu Y, Zhou T, Zhou C, Cao C

“…Additionally, we created an experimental tumor model using 6-week-old female mice to validate our findings.Results: In the concurrent group, the median overall survival was indefinite; however, it was 13 months in the sequential group (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.7– 19.3 months, P=0.010). The median progression-free survival was significantly longer in the concurrent group (12 months, 95% CI 9.5– 14.5 months) than in the sequential group (7 months, 95% CI 1.3– 12.7 months; P=0.043). …”
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Conditioned Media from Adipose-Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Downregulate Degradative Mediators Induced by Interleukin-1β in Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes by Julia Platas, Maria Isabel Guillén, María Dolores Pérez del Caz, Francisco Gomar, Vicente Mirabet, Maria José Alcaraz

“…In addition, CM increased IL-10 levels and counteracted the stimulating effects of IL-1β on the production of tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-6, prostaglandin E2, and NO measured as nitrite and the mRNA expression of these cytokines, CCL-2, CCL-3, CCL-4, CCL-5, CCL-8, CCL-19, CCL-20, CXCL-1, CXCL-2, CXCL-3, CXCL-5, CXCL-8, cyclooxygenase-2, microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1, and inducible NO synthase. …”
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Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Strengthening Soft Clay by J. Z. Xiao, Y. Q. Wei, H. Cai, Z. W. Wang, T. Yang, Q. H. Wang, S. F. Wu

“…For the experimental conditions used for this paper, the optimum concentration of the CaCl2·2H2O and CH4N2O nutrients is 0.5 mol/L.…”
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PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade in Patients for Acute Myeloid Leukemia after HSCT Relapse Resulted in Severe GVHD and sHLH by Zhi zhuo Du, Mi Zhou, Jing Ling, Lan Cao, Lingjun Kong, Shengqin Cheng, Peifang Xiao, Shaoyan Hu

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Impact of Long COVID on Lung Function in Children by Zeynep Reyhan ONAY, Sinem CAN OKSAY, Deniz MAVI TORTOP, Gulay BILGIN, Yetkin AYHAN, Ferit DURANKUS, Saniye GIRIT

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ηQ Meson Photoproduction in Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ion Collisions by Gong-Ming Yu, Gao-Gao Zhao, Zhen Bai, Yan-Bing Cai, Hai-Tao Yang, Jian-Song Wang

“…We considered the color-singlet (CS) and color-octet (CO) components within the framework of Nonrelativistic Quantum Chromodynamics (NRQCD) in the production of heavy quarkonium. …”
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Chemical Constituents and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Incense Smoke from Agarwood Determined by GC-MS by De-Qian Peng, Zhang-Xin Yu, Can-Hong Wang, Bao Gong, Yang-Yang Liu, Jian-He Wei

“…Furthermore, agarwood incense smoke showed anti-inflammatory activities by inhibiting lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced TNF-α and IL-1α release in RAW264.7 cells.…”
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Enhanced bacteriostatic effects of phage vB_C4 and cell wall-targeting antibiotic combinations against drug-resistant Aeromonas veronii by Xin Cao, Yanqiong Tang, ZhenZhang Lu, Xiang Ma, Hong Li, Xue Chi, Juanjuan Li, Zhu Liu

“…In this study, the phage vB_C4, specifically targeting A. veronii, was isolated and subjected to bioinformatic analysis and bacteriostatic activity assays. …”
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