Renal denervation in a patient with a highly tortuous renal artery using a guide extension catheter: a case report.

Background: Catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) has been introduced to treat resistant hypertension. Although the technology of RDN has been largely improved, denervation of tortuous renal arteries remains challenging.

Case Presentation: This is a case report of a 49-year-old man with drug resistant hypertension.

Radiofrequency Exposure Levels from Mobile Phone Base Stations in Outdoor Environments and an Underground Shopping Mall in Japan.

Recent progress in wireless technologies has made human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) increasingly complex. The situation can increase public concerns related to possible health effects due to EMF exposure. Monitoring EMF exposure levels and characterizing them are indispensable for risk communications of human exposure to EMFs.

Erratum: 17β-Estradiol Inhibites Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induced Apoptosis of Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells via the PI3K/Akt Pathway.

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Production and resource utilization of flue gas desulfurized gypsum in China - A review.

Flue gas desulfurized gypsum (FGD gypsum), mainly originates from thermal power plants, smelters, and large-scale enterprise boilers. This article reviews the production in China and the latest beneficial utilizations of FGD gypsum. China is a large coal-consuming country and has always had serious SO emissions.

Resveratrol Protects SH-SY5Y Cells Against Oleic Acid-Induced Glucolipid Metabolic Dysfunction and Cell Injuries Via the Wnt/β-Catenin Signalling Pathway.

Resveratrol (RES) is a polyphenol with diverse beneficial biological and pharmacological activities, and our previous results have demonstrated its neuroprotective effects in several metabolic diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The aim of the present study is to investigate the potential effect of RES against oleic acid (OA)-induced cell injuries in SH-SY5Y cells and explore the possible mechanism. Based on the dose- and time-dependent effects of OA on cell proliferation and LDH release, SH-SY5Y cells were challenged with OA and incubated with or without RES (10-10 mM) or sitagliptin (STG, 10 mM).

Humidity sensors based on metal organic frameworks derived polyelectrolyte films.

Application of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) on sensors is of great interest for researchers. Film forming ability of the sensing material is very important for both the preparation process and sensing properties of the devices. Humidity sensors based on UIO-66 derived polyelectrolyte films were well prepared by in situ thiol-ene click cross-linking polymerization in this work.

A Novel Controlled PTEN-Knockout Mouse Model for Prostate Cancer Study.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is associated with advanced age, but how age contributes to prostate carcinogenesis remains unknown. The prostate-specific Pten conditional knockout mouse model closely imitates human PCa initiation and progression. To better understand how age impacts PCa in an experimental model, we have generated a spatially and temporally controlled Pten-null PCa murine model at different ages (aged vs.

Factors and predictive model associated with perioperative complications after long fusion in the treatment of adult non-degenerative scoliosis.

Introduction: Adult non-degenerative scoliosis accounts for 90% of spinal deformities in young adults. However, perioperative complications and related risk factors of long posterior instrumentation and fusion for the treatment of adult non-degenerative scoliosis have not been adequately studied.

Methods: We evaluated clinical and radiographical results from 146 patients with adult non-degenerative scoliosis who underwent long posterior instrumentation and fusion.

Sb/Pd co-doped SnOnanoparticles for methane detection: resistance reduction and sensing performance studies.

Methane (CH) gas sensors play an important role in industrial safety and detection of indoor gas quality. In general, metal oxide semiconductor sensing materials with nano-structure have high responses to the target gas. However, the sensor resistance is usually very high.

Research on the effects of soil petroleum pollution concentration on the diversity of natural plant communities along the coastline of Jiaozhou bay.

This study examines the 4 typical natural plant communities at the coastal waterfront of Jiaozhou Bay. Based on field survey and sampling, laboratory analysis, application of classical statistical methods and the requirements for urban ecological preservation and data restoration in IoT engineering technology, this study investigates the diversity pattern of the 4 natural plant communities, i.e.

Constructing LDPC Codes with Any Desired Girth.

In wireless sensor networks, the reliability of communication can be greatly improved by applying low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. Algorithms based on progressive-edge-growth (PEG) pattern and quasi-cyclic (QC) pattern are the mainstream approaches to constructing LDPC codes with good performance. However, these algorithms are not guaranteed to remove all short cycles to achieve the desired girth, and their excellent inputs are difficult to obtain.

Dual Inhibition of Ornithine Decarboxylase and A Adenosine Receptor Efficiently Suppresses Breast Tumor Cells.

Personized treatment of breast cancer is still a challenge, and more treatment options for breast cancer are warranted. Combination therapies have been a highly appreciated strategy for breast cancer treatment in recent years, and the development of new combination therapies could improve patient outcomes. Adenosine and polyamines are both endogenous metabolites with indispensable biological functions.

WD repeat domain 5 promotes chemoresistance and Programmed Death-Ligand 1 expression in prostate cancer.

Advanced prostate cancer (PCa) has limited treatment regimens and shows low response to chemotherapy and immunotherapy, leading to poor prognosis. Histone modification is a vital mechanism of gene expression and a promising therapy target. In this study, we characterized WD repeat domain 5 (WDR5), a regulator of histone modification, and explored its potential therapeutic value in PCa.

Impaired Learning and Memory Ability Induced by a Bilaterally Hippocampal Injection of Streptozotocin in Mice: Involved With the Adaptive Changes of Synaptic Plasticity.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive decline, psychiatric symptoms and behavioral disorders, resulting in disability, and loss of self-sufficiency. To establish an AD-like mice model, investigate the behavioral performance, and explore the potential mechanism. Streptozotocin (STZ, 3 mg/kg) was microinjected bilaterally into the dorsal hippocampus of C57BL/6 mice, and the behavioral performance was observed.

Whole-genome methylation analysis reveals novel epigenetic perturbations of congenital scoliosis.

Congenital scoliosis (CS) is a congenital disease caused by malformations of vertebrae. Recent studies demonstrated that DNA modification could contribute to the pathogenesis of disease. This study aims to identify epigenetic perturbations that may contribute to the pathogenesis of CS.

Hybrid manifold-deep convolutional neural network for sleep staging.

Analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) is a crucial diagnostic criterion for many sleep disorders, of which sleep staging is an important component. Manual stage classification is a labor-intensive process and usually suffered from many subjective factors. Recently, more and more computer-aided techniques have been applied to this task, among which deep convolutional neural network has been performing well as an effective automatic classification model.

A Compact Model of Ovonic Threshold Switch Combining Thermal Dissipation Effect.

Ovonic threshold switch (OTS) has received great attention in neuromorphic computing due to its support for high-density synapse array as a selector and leaky-integration-firing functions Hodgkin-Huxley neurons. However, there is no simple and complete model for device simulation and integrated circuit design, which hindered application until now. In this work, we developed a compact physical model of OTS based on the Poole-Frenkel effect accompanied by the thermal dissipation effect for the first time.

Lymphatic metastasis of bladder cancer: Molecular mechanisms, diagnosis and targeted therapy.

Bladder cancer is the most common and lethal cancer of the urinary system. Lymphatic metastasis is the primary and main metastatic type of bladder cancer, leading to an extremely poor prognosis in patients. Therefore, a better understanding of molecular mechanisms may provide potential targets for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphatic metastasis in bladder cancer.

Activity of bacteria isolated from bats against Pseudogymnoascus destructans in China.

White-nose syndrome, a disease that is caused by the psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has threatened several North America bat species with extinction. Recent studies have shown that East Asian bats are infected with P. destructans but show greatly reduced infections.

An enhancement on supercapacitor properties of porous CoO nanowire arrays by microwave-assisted regulation of the precursor.

A microwave-assisted hydrothermal approach with a follow up thermal treatment was employed to prepare 1D porous CoO nanowires, which is constructed by numerous high crystallinity nanoparticles. A significant change in crystal structure of the precursor were observed, as position shift and absence of some diffraction peaks, which was induced by the microwave-assistance during hydrothermal process. Moreover, the precursor's purity was also effectively improved.

Feasibility and effectiveness of a single-catheter approach for adrenal vein sampling in patients with primary aldosteronism.

Background: Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is the preferred method for subtyping patients with primary aldosteronism, while the procedure is technically challenging. This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a single-catheter approach for AVS.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 106 consecutive patients who underwent AVS was performed to determine the procedural success and complication rates.

Dietary chlorogenic acid ameliorates oxidative stress and improves endothelial function in diabetic mice via Nrf2 activation.

Objectives: Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is an antioxidant dietary factor. We investigated the effects of CGA on endothelial cell dysfunction in diabetic mice and the mechanistic role of nuclear factor erythroid-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in the antioxidant effect of CGA.

Methods: Diabetic (db/db) mice were fed normal chow or chow containing 0.

Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks for Amperometric Sensing of Paracetamol.

An electrochemical sensor for paracetamol is executed by using conductive MOF (NiCu-CAT), which is synthesized by 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP) ligand. The utility of this 2D NiCu-CAT is measured by the detection of paracetamol, p-stacking within the MOF layers is essential to achieve high electrical conductivity, redox activity, and catalytic activity. In particular, NiCu-CAT demonstrated detection Limit of determination near 5μM for paracetamol through a wide concentration range (5-190 μM).