Synergies of dibutyl phthalate on high-fat diet can aggravate cardiac fibrosis/dysfunction and the protective effects of vitamin E and salidroside: A molecular toxicological study in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Background: Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is a pollutant associated with plastic contamination and is commonly used as a plasticizer. It is linked to various adverse health effects, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is an association between DBP and high-fat diet (HFD), with HFD also contributing to the development of CVD, including cardiac fibrosis.

Quantitative Evaluation of Incomplete Stent Apposition in Intracranial Aneurysms Using Optical Coherence Tomography: a Porcine Model Study.

Incomplete stent apposition (ISA) of intracranial stents is recognized as a significant issue in aneurysm treatment leading to in-stent thrombosis and aneurysm recurrence. Traditional imaging techniques like DSA have limitations in accurately assessing stent apposition. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the detection of ISA after stent-assisted coiling (SAC) and its impact on stent endothelialization and aneurysm healing in a porcine model.

Use of the Neuroform Atlas Stent or LVIS Jr Stent for Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in Parent Arteries of <2 mm in Diameter: A Multicenter Experience.

Background And Purpose: The Neuroform Atlas stent and the LVIS Jr stent are intracranial microstent systems for the treatment of wide-neck intracranial aneurysms. Hence, this study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of the Neuroform Atlas stent and the LVIS Jr stent for the treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in parent arteries of <2 mm in diameter.

Materials And Methods: From March 2022 to April 2023, the clinical and imaging data of 135 patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coiling using the Neuroform Atlas or LVIS Jr stent in parent arteries of <2 mm in diameter were retrospectively analyzed.

A clinical comparative study of dual LVIS devices and single flow diversion stenting for the treatment of unruptured V3-V4 vertebral artery dissection.

Purpose: This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of using overlapping low-profile visualized intraluminal support (LVIS) devices and flow diversion (FD) for the treatment of unruptured vertebral artery dissection (VAD) in the V3-V4 segments.

Methods: The clinical and imaging data of 71 patients with unruptured VAD in the V3-V4 segments who underwent either dual LVIS stenting (d-LVIS group) or single FD stenting (FD group) at our center from September 2014 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Immediate postoperative angiography revealed no significant difference in the degree of occlusion between the two groups in treating vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms (with or without noncompact coiling).

Safety and Efficacy of LVIS Jr Stent-assisted Coiling of Intracranial Aneurysms in Small-diameter Parent Arteries : A Single-center Experience.

Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of LVIS Jr stent-assisted coiling (SAC) of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) in small-diameter parent arteries and determine the factors influencing incomplete aneurysm occlusion.

Material And Methods: Clinical and imaging data of 130 patients with IAs in small-diameter parent arteries that were treated with LVIS Jr SAC were retrospectively analyzed. Stent apposition was evaluated by high-resolution flat detector CT, and aneurysm embolization density was evaluated using 2D-DSA.

Correlation of Flow Diverter Malapposition at the Aneurysm Neck with Incomplete Aneurysm Occlusion in Patients with Small Intracranial Aneurysms: A Single-Center Experience.

Background And Purpose: Flow diversion treatment repairs aneurysms by altering the hemodynamics of the aneurysmal sac and providing a scaffold for endothelial cell adhesion. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of flow diverter (FD) malapposition at the aneurysm neck with incomplete occlusion of small intracranial aneurysms (IAs) and investigate other factors that are possibly related to incomplete occlusion.

Materials And Methods: From January 2019 to June 2022, the clinical and imaging data for 153 patients (175 aneurysms) with unruptured small IAs treated with flow diversion were retrospectively analyzed.

Citric Acid and Poly-glutamic Acid Promote the Phytoextraction of Cadmium and Lead in Solanum nigrum L. Grown in Compound Cd-Pb Contaminated Soils.

Phytoextraction is an efficient strategy for remediating heavy metal-contaminated soil. Chelators can improve the bioavailability of heavy metals and increase phytoextraction efficiency. However, traditional chelators have gradually been replaced due to secondary pollution.

Beneficial effects of arbuscular mycorrhizae on Cu detoxification in Mimosa pudica L. grown in Cu-polluted soils.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are known to have beneficial effects on host plants growing on contaminated soils. The present study aimed at investigating the influence of two different AM fungi (Rhizophagus intraradices and Funneliformis mosseae) on the growth of plants and Cu uptake by Mimosa pudica L. grown in polluted soils containing various levels of Cu (Control, 400, 500, or 600 mg kg soil) in pot experiments.

Hybrid organic-inorganic triguanidine arsenate dihydrate for ultraviolet nonlinear optical application.

Introduction of the planar organic cation [C(NH)] into tetrahedronal inorganic arsenate generates a new ultraviolet nonlinear optical crystal triguanidine arsenate dihydrate, [C(NH)]AsO·2HO, which exhibits a short ultraviolet absorption edge (210 nm), suitable second-harmonic generation response (0.9 × KDP), and moderate birefringene (0.0387 at 546 nm).

Anion-Doped Cobalt Selenide with Porous Architecture for High-Rate and Flexible Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

Emerging catalytic host for sulfur is an effective approach to breaking the limits of lithium-sulfur batteries for practical applications. Herein, the hydrangea-shaped Co Se electrocatalyst with macroporous architecture is synthesized. Besides, to improve the electronic conductivity of Co Se, some defects (S-doped) are introduced into the structure of crystals.

Thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials with aggregation-induced emission properties: a QM/MM study.

Organic molecules with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) and aggregation induced emission (AIE) properties have attracted increasing research interest due to their great potential applications in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), especially for those with multicolor mechanochromic luminescence (MCL) features. Theoretical research on the luminescence characteristics of organic TADF emitters based on the aggregation states is highly desired to quantify the relationship between the TADF properties and aggregation states. In this work, we study the 4,4'-(6-(9,9-dimethylacridine-10(9)-yl)quinoline-2,3-dibenzonitrile (DMAC-CNQ) emitter with TADF and AIE properties, and calculate the photophysical properties in gas, solid and amorphous states by using the quantum mechanics and molecular mechanics (QM/MM) method.

Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Amorphous Molecular Materials for High-Performance Organic Light-Emitting Diodes.

Small-molecule thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials have been extensively developed to actualize efficient organic LEDs (OLEDs). However, organic small molecules generally compromise thin film quality and stability due to the tendency of crystallization, aggregation, and phase separation, which hence degrade the efficiency and long-term stability of the OLEDs. Here, for the first time, we exploit the unique molecular configuration of the bimesitylene scaffold to design two highly efficient TADF amorphous molecular materials with excellent thermal and morphological stabilities.