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Magnetic and fluorescent Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>/Ln<sup>3+</sup> nanoparticles for simultaneous upconversion luminescence/MR dual modal imaging and NIR-induced photodynamic therapy
... (Gd 2 O 3 ) UCNs with bright upconversion luminescence (UCL) and high longitudinal relaxivity (r 1 ) are used for simultaneous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/UCL dual-modal imaging and photodynamic ...
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Effects of roflumilast in COPD patients receiving inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β<sub>2</sub>-agonist fixed-dose combination: RE<sup>2</sup>SPOND rationale and study design
... Methods: In this Phase IV, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial, participants were randomized 1:1 (stratified by long-acting muscarinic antagonist use) to receive roflumilast or placebo, ...
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Nanostructured Ag<sup>+</sup>-substituted fluorhydroxyapatite-TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings for enhanced bactericidal effects and osteoinductivity of Ti for biomedical applications
... Ti, HA, and FAgHA substrates as shown in Figure 10A–F, respectively. Similar spread-shaped MC3T3-E1 was observed on the three coating surfaces. MC3T3-E1 cells shows a typical osteoblast phenotype, which appears three- ...
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Removal of H<sub>2</sub>S from Biogas by Iron (Fe<sup>3+</sup>) Doped MgO on Ceramic Honeycomb Catalyst using Double Packed Columns System
... Fe 3+ -doped MgO on foam ceramic honeycomb product obtained by calcination at 600 ◦C for 2 h is presented in ...Fe 3+ species are found such as -Fe 2 O 3 ...
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<p>Water-Soluble C<sub><sup>60</sup></sub> Protects Against Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice</p>
... destruction. 2 For the past few years, it is discovered that oxidation/antioxidant imbalance plays an important role in the progress of ...IPF. 3 Reduced oxidative stress can reduce the degree of pulmonary ...
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Inhibitive effects of 15-deoxy-Δ<sup>12,14</sup>-prostaglandin J<sub>2</sub> on hepatoma-cell proliferation through reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis
... for 2 hours, and blots were incubated overnight at 4 ° C with the following antibodies: PCNA (1:500), cytochrome C (1:500), Bax (1:1,000), caspase 3 (1:200), caspase 9 (1:500), caspase 8 (1:500), Akt ...
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CHADS<sub>2</sub> score has a better predictive value than CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
... It is important to note the limitations of our study. Being a retrospective analysis, follow-up was performed by assess- ing medical records available in the hospital database only, hence some clinically relevant events ...
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CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score as a predictor of long-term cardiac outcomes in elderly patients with or without atrial fibrillation
... CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score of 5 could easily separate individuals with a high risk of stroke from those at lower risk, with a sensitivity of 64% and a specificity of ...was 3-fold greater in ...
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Reactivity of Au/La<sub>1 x</sub>Sr<sub>x</sub>Cr<sub>1 y</sub>Ni<sub>y</sub>O<sub>3 δ</sub> toward Oxidative Coupling of Methane for C<sub>2</sub> and C<sub>3</sub> Hydrocarbons Production
... reported to enhance the good activity in term of product yield and product selectivity [18-27]. Importantly, the properties of perovskite material can tolerate a wide variety of composition and constituent elements by ...
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<p>15-Deoxy-Δ<sup>12,14</sup>-prostaglandin J<sub>2</sub> as a potential regulator of bone metabolism via PPARγ-dependent and independent pathways: a review</p>
... metabolism. 2 Formation and resorption are tightly coupled under physiological conditions to main- tain bone ...bone. 3 The bone marrow stroma includes mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and hematopoietic stem ...
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AlPcS<sub>4</sub>-PDT for gastric cancer therapy using gold nanorod, cationic liposome, and Pluronic<sup>®</sup> F127 nanomicellar drug carriers
... AlPcS 4 -loaded Clip complex (Clip–AlPcS 4 ): Clip was prepared by the standard thin-film hydration method, fol- lowed by polycarbonate membrane extrusion. Briefly, the DPPC, DOTAP, cholesterol, and PEG2000-DSPE were ...
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Vancomycin-modified Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub>@Ag microflowers as effective antimicrobial agents
... Fe 3 O 4 @ SiO 2 @Ag ...Van/Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @Ag microflowers (Figure 3B and ...Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @Ag microflowers are surrounded by a thin membrane-like layer with ∼ ...Fe 3 ...
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Association of epicardial adipose tissue thickness and inflammation parameters with CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
... Each patient underwent transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography at rest under standard procedures. The patient was placed in the left lateral decubitus position, and a commercial echocardiographic device (Vivid ...
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Biological responses to core–shell-structured Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub>-NH<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles in rats by a nuclear magnetic resonance-based metabonomic strategy
... adenosine 3′,5′-diphosphate; Pc, phosphocholine; Phe, phenylalanine; p-hPa, para-hydroxyphenylacetate; Prop, propionate; Py, pyruvate; ser, serine; suc, succinate; Tau, taurine; Tgl, trigonelline; Thr, threonine; ...
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The efficacy and safety of combined tiotropium and olodaterol via the Respimat<sup>®</sup> inhaler in patients with COPD: results from the Japanese sub-population of the Tonado<sup>®</sup> studies
... Results: Versus the overall population, the 413 Japanese patients randomized and treated were slightly older, with more men, lower body mass index, lower baseline St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) scores, ...
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Trazodone effects on [<sup>3</sup>H]-paroxetine and α<sub>2</sub>-adrenoreceptors in platelets of patients with major depression
... depressed patients, before and after one month of treatment with trazodone (75–300 mg/day). Twenty-five outpatients of both sexes with a diagnosis of major depression, as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for ...
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<p>Eco-Friendly and Systematic Study for Synthesis of La<sup>3+</sup>/α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles: Antibacterial Activity Against Pathogenic Microbial Strains</p>
... We used an automatic ultrasonic generator device (Sonicator 3000; Bandeline, MS 72, Germany), equipped with a converter/transducer and titanium oscillator (horn), 12.5 mm in diameter, operating at 20 kHz with a maximum ...
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Paclitaxel-Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles inhibit growth of CD138<sup>–</sup> CD34<sup>– </sup>tumor stem-like cells in multiple myeloma-bearing mice
... a greater capacity to inhibit IL-6 secretion than paclitaxel alone (P , 0.05). Immunohistochemistry staining cells from mice in the PTX-NP group showed more Bax and TUNEL-staining cells but fewer Bcl-2 staining ...
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<em>N</em>-n-butyl haloperidol iodide inhibits H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>- induced Na<sup>+</sup>/Ca<sup>2+</sup>-exchanger activation via the Na<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> exchanger in rat ventricular myocytes
... (BCECF-AM, 2 µ M) in modified Krebs solution (135 mM NaCl, 5.9 mM KCl, 1.5 mM CaCl 2 , ...MgCl 2 , ...pH i using the nigericin high-K + protocol of Thomas et ...
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R<sub>2(GFR)</sub>CHADS<sub>2</sub> and R<sub>2(GFR)</sub>CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>VASc schemes improved the performance of CHADS<sub>2</sub> and CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>VASc scores in death risk stratification of Chinese older patients with atrial fibrillation
... R 2 CHADS 2 and R 2 CHA 2 DS 2 VASc schemes by combining CrCl and GFR with CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2 VASc ...R 2(GFR) CHADS 2 Table ...
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