Apelin stimulates glucose uptake through the PI3K/Akt pathway and improves insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

S Zhu, F Sun, W Li, Y Cao, C Wang, Y Wang… - Molecular and cellular …, 2011 - Springer
Apelin, a cytokine mainly secreted by adipocytes, is closely related with insulin resistance.
The underlying molecular mechanisms of how apelin affects insulin resistance, however, are …

Carbonized bamboos as excellent 3D solar vapor‐generation devices

Y Bian, Q Du, K Tang, Y Shen, L Hao… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Given the global challenges of water scarcity, solar‐driven vapor generation has become a
renewed topic as an energy‐efficient way for clean water production. Here, it is revealed that …

Sustainable solar evaporation while salt accumulation

Y Bian, K Tang, L Tian, L Zhao, S Zhu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven water evaporation, as a cost-effective and eco-friendly way to produce high-
quality freshwater from saline water, is a burgeoning and promising force in the battle …

Enhanced contactless salt-collecting solar desalination

Y Bian, Z Ye, G Zhao, K Tang, Y Teng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solar desalination is expected to solve the problem of global water shortage. Yet its stability
is plagued by salt accumulation. Here, a paper-based thermal radiation-enabled …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating interleukin-1β promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced myocytes apoptosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy via interleukin-1 receptor …

Z Liu, N Zhao, H Zhu, S Zhu, S Pan, J Xu… - Cardiovascular …, 2015 - Springer
Aim IL-1β was considered as an important inflammatory cytokine in diabetic cardiovascular
complications. DCM is one of the major manifestations of diabetic cardiovascular …

Heteroepitaxial growth of thick α-Ga2O3 film on sapphire (0001) by MIST-CVD technique

T Ma, X Chen, F Ren, S Zhu, S Gu… - Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The 8 μm thick single-crystalline α-Ga 2 O 3 epilayers have been heteroepitaxially grown on
sapphire (0001) substrates via mist chemical vapor deposition technique. High resolution X …

Construction of 2D/2D/2D BiOBr/(001)-TiO2/Ti3C2Tx heterojunction for enhancing photocatalytic degradation of dye

L Yang, J Chen, M Que, X Liu, H Zheng, T Yang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coupling a semiconductor with exposed high-activity crystal facets and a suitable co-catalyst
to form a heterojunction is considered to be a feasible measure to improve photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Klotho improves cardiac function by suppressing reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediated apoptosis by modulating Mapks/Nrf2 signaling in doxorubicin …

H Zhu, Y Gao, S Zhu, Q Cui, J Du - Medical Science Monitor …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Anthracyclines-induced cardiotoxicity has become one of the major restrictions
of their clinical applications. Klotho showed cardioprotective effects. This study aimed to …

In situ forming heterointerface in g-C3N4/BiOBr photocatalyst for enhancing the photocatalytic activity

J Chen, X Liu, M Que, L Yang, H Zheng, Z Liu… - Journal of Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Removing wastewater with organic pollutants or medicine using semiconductor
photocatalysts has attracted increasing attention in recent decades. However, low visible …

Effects of indium doping on the crystallographic, morphological, electrical, and optical properties of highly crystalline ZnO films

K Tang, S Gu, J Liu, J Ye, S Zhu, Y Zheng - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this article, the authors have reported the growth and characterization of a batch of indium
doped zinc oxide films to explore the controllable n-type doping in ZnO with high crystalline …