Western diet induces colonic nitrergic myenteric neuropathy and dysmotility in mice via saturated fatty acid‐and lipopolysaccharide‐induced TLR4 signalling

…, S Mwangi, K Uppal, B Liang… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Key points A high‐fat diet (60% kcal from fat) is associated with motility disorders inducing
constipation and loss of nitrergic myenteric neurons in the proximal colon. Gut microbiota …

Alterations in ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits during binge cocaine self‐administration and withdrawal in rats

…, M Wesley, WM Freeman, B Liang… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic cocaine use in humans and animal models is known to lead to pronounced alterations
in glutamatergic function in brain regions associated with reinforcement. Previous studies …

Phytochelatin database: a resource for phytochelatin complexes of nutritional and environmental metals

KK Dennis, K Uppal, KH Liu, C Ma, B Liang, YM Go… - Database, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Phytochelatins (PyCs) are a diverse set of plant compounds that chelate metals, protect
against metal toxicity and function in metal homeostasis. PyCs are present in plants consumed …

High-resolution metabolomics to discover potential parasite-specific biomarkers in a Plasmodium falciparum erythrocytic stage culture system

YH Park, YP Shi, B Liang, CAD Medriano, YH Jeon… - Malaria journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Current available malaria diagnostic methods each have some limitations to meet
the need for real-time and large-scale screening of asymptomatic and low density malaria …

Long-term exposure to AZT, but not d4T, increases endothelial cell oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction

…, BI Hernandez-Santiago, MA Detorio, B Liang… - Cardiovascular …, 2009 - Springer
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), such as zidovudine (AZT) and stavudine
(d4T), cause toxicities to numerous tissues, including the liver and vasculature. While much …

Vascular oxidative stress and nitric oxide depletion in HIV-1 transgenic rats are reversed by glutathione restoration

ER Kline, DJ Kleinhenz, B Liang… - American Journal …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients have a higher incidence of oxidative
stress, endothelial dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease than uninfected individuals. …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclic O3 exposure synergizes with aging leading to memory impairment in male APOE ε3, but not APOE ε4, targeted replacement mice

…, HC Kuo, W McGilberry, SB Wall, B Liang… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The etiology of late-onset Alzheimer's disease is unknown. Recent epidemiological studies
suggest that exposure to high levels of ozone (O 3 ) may be a risk factor for late-onset …

Towards an adversarially robust convolutional neural network for automated diagnosis of malaria infection from microscopy images

L Liang, B Sun - Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne disease of global importance, and it is most
prevalent in the low-income countries of the developing world. The diagnosis of malaria …

How Did the Post-9/11 GI Bill Affect Veteran Students' Undergraduate College Choices? An Application of Propensity Scores in Difference-in-Differences Models

L Zhang - Harvard Educational Review, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
… , Liang Zhang uses data from four waves of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
between 2004 and 2016 to examine the effect of the Post-9/11 GI Bill … of the bill. Moreover, a …

[HTML][HTML] Immunogenicity and safety of a trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine produced in Shenzhen, China versus a comparator influenza vaccine: a phase IV …

Y Hu, K Chu, N Lavis, X Li, B Liang, S Liu… - Human Vaccines & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Seasonal influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality in China, which largely
results from limited vaccine accessibility and poor vaccination coverage. Since 2013, Sanofi …