supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project(2024C03014);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Project Nos.21978267,and 22078300);as well as the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province(LH2022H107).
(R)-2-Hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid ethyl ester((R)-HPBE)is an essential chiral intermediate in the synthesis of angiotensin-converting enzyme(ACE)inhibitors.Its production involves the highly selective asymmetric redu...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant No.81703230];the Key Scientific Research Project of Universities in Henan Province [Grant No.16B330001 and No.17A330005]
Objective To determine the mitigating effects of sodium 4-phenylbutyrate(4-PBA) on high-fat diet(HFD)-induced spermatogenesis dysfunction. Methods Male rats(n = 30) were randomly divided into three groups: control, HF...
Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a well-known polyphenol that is present in grapes, peanuts, pine seeds, and several other plants. Resveratrol exerts deleterious effects on various types of human c...
AIM:To evaluate the antifibrogenic effects of butyrate or phenylbutyrate,a chemical derivative of butyrate,in human pterygium fibroblasts.METHODS:Human pterygium fibroblasts obtained from patient pterygium tissue we...
This study was supported by grants from the National Natu- ral Science Foundation of China (No 81371214) and Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No LY12H09005).
Aim: The inhaled anesthetic sevoflurane may induce cognitive impairment in both animals and humans. Previous study has shown that sevoflurane triggers ER stress and may lead to apoptosis in rat hippocampal neurons. I...
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the most common type of brainstem glioma and one of the most deadly brain tumors. DIPG in young adult patients is a rare disease for which treatment options are limited. Radi...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death related mortality with 1.2 million new cases diagnosed annually worldwide. Despite remarkable advances in the treatment of resectable CRC, advanced d...
The most common and aggressive type of brain tumor is glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The prognosis for GBM remains poor with a five-year survival rate between 1% and 2%. The prospects for patients with recurrent GBM (...
Metastatic pancreatic cancer carries an estimated five-year survival rate of only 2%. Gemcitabine-based chemotherapy remains a first-line standard-of-care treatment for elderly patients with advanced pancreatic cancer...
Advanced malignant mesothelioma (MM) is among the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat diseases. Industrialization and exposure to asbestos is the main causative factor for the dramatic increase in the incidence of ...