Browsing School of Interprofessional Health Studies by Author "Lu, J"
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Combining Multiple Serum Biomarkers in Tumor Diagnosis: A Clinical Assessment
Li, X; Lu, J; Ren, H; Chen, T; Gao, L; Di, L; Song, Z; et al (Spandidos Publications, 2013)The present study aimed to assess the diagnostic/ prognostic value of various clinical tumor markers, including carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), cytokeratin 19 (CYFRA21-1), α-fetoprotein (AFP), ... -
Estimating Cyanobacteria Community Dynamics and Its Relationship With Environmental Factors
Luo, W; Chen, H; Lei, A; Lu, J; Hu, Z (MDPI, 2014)The cyanobacteria community dynamics in two eutrophic freshwater bodies (Tiegang Reservoir and Shiyan Reservoir) was studied with both a traditional microscopic counting method and a PCR-DGGE genotyping method. Results ... -
Extracts From New Zealand Undaria Pinnatifida Containing Fucoxanthin As Potential Functional Biomaterials Against Cancer in Vitro
Wang, SK; Li, Y; White, WL; Lu, J (MDPI, 2014)This study tested extracts from New Zealand seaweed Undaria pinnatifida containing fucoxanthin, in parallel with pure fucoxanthin, in nine human cancer cell lines, for anticancer activity. Growth inhibition effects of ... -
Fucoidan Extracted From Undaria Pinnatifida: Source for Nutraceuticals/Functional Foods
Zhao, Y; Zheng, Y; Wang, J; Ma, S; Yu, Y; White, WL; Yang, S; Yang, F; Lu, J (MDPI, 2018)The importance of fucoidan as a functional ingredient in food, health products, and pharmaceutics is well-recognized due to its beneficial biological effects. Fucoidan is usually extracted from brown seaweeds, including ... -
Metformin in gestational diabetes: The offspring follow-up (MiG TOFU): Body composition and metabolic outcomes at 7-9 years of age
Rowan, JA; Rush, EC; Plank, LD; Lu, J; Obolonkin, V; Coat, S; Hague, WM (BMJ Publishing, 2018)Objective: To compare body composition and metabolic outcomes at 7-9 years in offspring of women with gestational diabetes (GDM) randomized to metformin (±insulin) or insulin treatment during pregnancy. Research design and ... -
Microbial Community Structures and Dynamics in the O3/bac Drinking Water Treatment Process
Tian, J; Lu, J; Zhang, Y; Li, JC; Sun, LC; Hu, ZL (MDPI, 2014)Effectiveness of drinking water treatment, in particular pathogen control during the water treatment process, is always a major public health concern. In this investigation, the application of PCR-DGGE technology to the ... -
PTEN, Longevity and Age-related Diseases
Tait, I; Li, Y; Lu, J (2013)Since the discovery of PTEN, this protein has been shown to be an effective suppressor of cancer and a contributor to longevity. This report will review, in depth, the associations between PTEN and other molecules, its ... -
Temporal Patterns in Bacterioplankton Community Composition in Three Reservoirs of Similar Trophic Status in Shenzhen, China
Li, J; Chen, C; Lu, J; Lei, A; Hu, Z (MDPI AG, 2016)The bacterioplankton community composition’s (BCC) spatial and temporal variation patterns in three reservoirs (Shiyan, Xikeng, and LuoTian Reservoir) of similar trophic status in Bao’an District, Shenzhen (China), were ... -
Treatment With a Copper-selective Chelator Causes Substantive Improvement in Cardiac Function of Diabetic Rats With Left-ventricular Impairment
Lu, J; Pontré, B; Pickup, S; Choong, SY; Li, M; Xu, H; Gamble, GD; Phillips, AR; Cowan, BR; Young, AA; Cooper, GJ (BioMed Central (BMC), 2013)Background Defective copper regulation is implicated as a causative mechanism of organ damage in diabetes. Treatment with trientine, a divalent-copper-selective chelator, improves arterial and renal structure/function in ...