Guang’anmen Hospital

Protective effects of icariin in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: mechanistic basis, post-ischemic protection and translational limitations

CONTEXT: Icariin (ICA), a prenylated flavonol glycoside from Epimedii Folium, has been investigated in experimental models relevant to atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and ischemic tissue injury. OBJECTIVES: This review evaluates experimental evidence on ICA in atheroscler...

Predictors of clinical pregnancy after IVF in women with ovarian endometriomas: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Ovarian endometrioma (OMA) is associated with reduced in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to investigate risk factors associated with pregnancy outcomes following IVF in women with OMA and assess the predictive ut...

Shared oral microbiome signatures linking periodontitis and autoimmune thyroiditis: NHANES 2009–2012

Objective To examine the association between periodontitis severity and autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) in a nationally representative US sample and to explore oral microbiome features shared between the two conditions.Methods We analyzed adults from NHANES 2009–2012 with complete p...

Interface-welded conductive skins on elastomer ionomers enable sensitive, wide-range strain sensing for pulse wave and human motion monitoring

Constructing a conductive layer on an elastomer surface decouples electrical transduction from the load-bearing function of the substrate, enabling high sensitivity and stretchability in elastomer-based strain sensors. However, interfacial integrity governs signal stability under...

Beyond Recanalization: Neurovascular Unit Protection and Precision Adjunctive Therapy for Ischemic Stroke in the Reperfusion Era

Intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) have increased large-vessel recanalization in acute ischemic stroke, yet macrovascular reopening does not ensure tissue reperfusion or functional recovery. Microvascular no-reflow, blood–brain barrier failure, oxidative...

Automatic segmentation of malignant pulmonary nodules on LUNA16 subsets using an attention-guided 3D U-Net framework

Objective Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and accurate segmentation of malignant pulmonary nodules is essential for quantitative lesion analysis and computer-aided lung cancer screening. Manual segmentation is time-consuming and highly depe...

Analysis of sex-specific stroke risk factors in middle-aged and elderly Chinese population based on machine learning approach

Stroke is a leading cause of global mortality and disability, yet comprehensive sex-specific stroke predictors are lacking. This study aimed to identify sex-specific stroke risk factors in middle-aged and elderly Chinese to improve early detection. 12,975 participants (7079 femal...

Development and internal validation of a machine learning-based clinical prediction model for liver metastasis in stage III–IV non-small cell lung cancer

Liver metastasis is among the major determinants of prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and early identification of high-risk patients has direct implications for clinical management. We retrospectively enrolled 849 patients with stage III–IV NSCLC and split them 8:2...

Comparative effectiveness of dietary supplements in dilated cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of heart failure and cardiovascular mortality, partly due to impaired myocardial energy metabolism. Dietary supplements may offer benefits through improved mitochondrial function and antioxidant effects, and random...

A Hippo-YAP pathway activity-guided multimodal framework highlights NDRG1-associated tumor microenvironmental features in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is characterized by marked molecular and histopathological heterogeneity, which limits the performance of conventional clinicopathological risk stratification systems. Hippo-YAP signaling is closely involved in HCC progression and tumor microenviron...

Endothelial Bmal1 coordinates intrinsic and paracrine mechanisms to limit post-injury vascular restenosis

Circadian rhythms have been implicated in the regulation of cardiovascular physiology and disease. Disruption of circadian signaling has been linked to exaggerated neointimal hyperplasia and delayed endothelial repair. Bmal1, a core component of the molecular clock, plays a criti...