Publications by authors named "Qingyong Meng"

MOF-derived MOS with mesoporous structures and large surface areas are regarded as ideal materials for fabricating high-performance gas sensors. In this study, we successfully synthesized MOF-derived InO/BiVO composites through a three-step method that includes solvothermal, hydrothermal, and mechanical stirring processes. The characterization results indicate that the InO/BiVO composites exhibit both hollow microtube and fishbone-like structures.

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Background/objectives: The establishment of early gut microbiota is crucial for host health. Lactoferrin (LF), which is present in breast milk, positively impacts gut microbiota composition. However, the effect of lactation LF on the establishment and composition of early gut microbiota in different disease models in adulthood remains unclear.

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Lactation is a crucial phase of brain development, and the events and nutrients during this period have long-term consequences for the occurrence of depression. This study investigated the effect and mechanism of lactoferrin (LF) deficiency during lactation on depression in adulthood. Lactation LF-deficient mice were established by nursing wild-type mice using LF systemic knockout mother mice.

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Cow milk is rich in proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and minerals; however, its precise nutrient content varies based on various factors. In the current study, we evaluated the differences in the fatty acid and protein contents of milk and the factors associated with these differences. To achieve this, samples were collected from seven types of cows in different regions.

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In this work, we consider the question how to detect the planar tetracoordination hydrogen geometry which was recently proposed by electronic structure calculations on the InH system ( , , e202317312; e202400927; e202403214). Keeping the symmetry, a two-dimensional model of InH is designed to build the nonadiabatic Hamiltonian operator with the lowest-lying singlet and triplet states coupled with spin-orbit coupling. The electronic energies in fitting the potential energy matrix are computed at either the MRCI or CCSD (T) level.

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Leuconostoc citreum JZ-002 was extracted from artisanal orange wine. This strain was used to synthesize dextran with a purification extraction of 27.9 g/L.

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Cells defend against oxidative stress by enhancing antioxidant capacity, including stress-activated metabolic alterations, but the underlying intracellular signaling mechanisms remain unclear. This paper reports that immunoglobulin superfamily containing leucine-rich repeat (ISLR) functions as a redox sensor that responds to reactive oxygen species (ROS) stimulation and modulates the antioxidant capacity by suppressing pyruvate kinase isozyme M2 (PKM2) activity. Following oxidative stress, ISLR perceives ROS stimulation through its cysteine residue 19, and rapidly degrades in the autophagy-lysosome pathway.

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Satellite cells (SCs) are adult muscle stem cells responsible for muscle regeneration after acute and chronic muscle injuries. The balance between stem cell self-renewal and differentiation determines the kinetics and efficiency of skeletal muscle regeneration. This study assessed the function of Islr in SC asymmetric division.

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Nutrition during the early postnatal period exerts a profound impact on both infant development and later-life health. Breast milk, which contains lactoferrin, a dynamic protein, plays a crucial role in the growth of various biological systems and in preventing numerous chronic diseases. Based on the relationship between early infant development and chronic diseases later in life, this paper presents a review of the effects of lactoferrin in early life on neonates intestinal tract, immune system, nervous system, adipocyte development, and early intestinal microflora establishment, as well as the preventive and potential mechanisms of early postnatal lactoferrin against adult allergy, inflammatory bowel disease, depression, cancer, and obesity.

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Muscle regeneration is a complex process relying on precise teamwork between multiple cell types, including muscle stem cells (MuSCs) and fibroadipogenic progenitors (FAPs). FAPs are also the main source of intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT). Muscles without FAPs exhibit decreased IMAT infiltration but also deficient muscle regeneration, indicating the importance of FAPs in the repair process.

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Plant polysaccharides are important for anti-aging research. Polysaccharides from Baroni () have been reported to have antioxidant activity; however, their anti-aging roles and mechanisms are not clear. In this study, we extracted polysaccharides from by an ultrasonic-assisted water extraction-alcohol precipitation method and chemically determined the physicochemical properties such as extraction yield, content, and in vitro antioxidant properties of polysaccharide-rich extract (HCPRE).

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In this work, a systematic construction framework on a mode-combination Hamiltonian operator of a typical polyatomic reaction, OH + HO → O + HO, is developed. First, a set of Jacobi coordinates are employed to construct the kinetic energy operator (KEO) through the polyspherical approach ( 2009, 484, 169). Second, due to the multiconfigurational electronic structure of this system, a non-adiabatic potential energy surface (PES) is constructed where the first singlet and triplet states are involved with spin-orbital coupling.

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In this work, a chemistry-informed generative model was proposed, leading to the chemistry-informed generative adversarial network (CI-GAN) approach. To easily build the input database for complex molecular systems, an image-input algorithm is also implemented, leading to the capability to directly recognize the molecular image. Extensive test calculations and analysis on typical examples, H + H, OH + HO, and HO/TiO(110), find that the present CI-GAN approach generates distributions of geometry and energy.

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Human-derived lysozyme is a general term for a group of naturally occurring alkaline proteins in the human body that are capable of lysing bacterial cell walls. Its action is characterized by its ability to cleave the β-(1,4)-glycosidic bond between N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid in peptidoglycan. Human-derived lysozyme has a variety of properties such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and immune enhancing, and is therefore widely used in the domestic and international pharmaceutical markets.

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Background: Lactoferrin is an active protein in breast milk that plays an important role in the growth and development of infants and is implicated as a neuroprotective agent. The incidence of depression is currently increasing, and it is unclear whether the lack of lactoferrin during lactation affects the incidence of depressive-like behavior in adulthood.

Results: Lack of lactoferrin feeding during lactation affected the barrier and innate immune functions of the intestine, disrupted the intestinal microflora, and led to neuroimmune dysfunction and neurodevelopmental delay in the hippocampus.

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Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a severe pregnancy complication characterized by impaired trophoblast invasion and spiral artery remodeling and can have serious consequences for both mother and child. Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 3G (PPP1R3G) is involved in numerous tumor-related biological processes. However, the biological action and underlying mechanisms of PPP1R3G in PE progression remain unclear.

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The balance between the differentiation and self-renewal of satellite cells (SCs) is essential for skeletal muscle homeostasis and regeneration. Our knowledge of this regulatory process is incomplete. Using global and conditional knockout mice as in vivo models and isolated satellite cells as in vitro system, we investigated the regulatory mechanisms of IL34 in the process of skeletal muscle regeneration in vivo and in vitro.

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Insulin resistance is the leading cause of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and dysfunctional insulin receptor signaling is a major manifestation of this insulin resistance. In T2D, the corresponding insulin receptor levels are aberrantly down-regulated, which is one of the major factors underlying obesity-induced insulin resistance in adipose tissue. However, the precise mechanism of insulin receptor impairment in obese individuals remains unclear.

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Skeletal muscle mass is closely related to strength and health. Multiple genes and signaling pathways are involved in the regulation of skeletal muscle hypertrophy. miR-29 can participate in various processes of skeletal muscle development through different target genes.

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A Gaussian process regression (GPR) approach for directly constructing the canonical polyadic decomposition (CPD) of a multidimensional potential energy surface (PES) by discrete training energies is proposed and denoted by CPD-GPR. The present CPD-GPR method requires the kernel function in a product of a series of one-dimensional functions. To test CPD-GPR, the reactive probabilities of H + H as a function of kinetics energy are performed.

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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is functionally linked to skeletal muscle because both tissues originate from a common progenitor cell, but the precise mechanism controlling muscle-to-brown-fat communication is insufficiently understood. This report demonstrates that the immunoglobulin superfamily containing leucine-rich repeat (Islr), a marker of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells, is critical for the control of BAT mitochondrial function and whole-body energy homeostasis. The mice loss of Islr in BAT after cardiotoxin injury resulted in improved mitochondrial function, increased energy expenditure, and enhanced thermogenesis.

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