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[HTML][HTML] Hexokinase is an innate immune receptor for the detection of bacterial peptidoglycan

AJ Wolf, CN Reyes, W Liang, C Becker, K Shimada… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Degradation of Gram-positive bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan in macrophage and dendritic
cell phagosomes leads to activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, a cytosolic complex that …

Direct stimulation of KATP channels by exogenous and endogenous hydrogen sulfide in vascular smooth muscle cells

G Tang, L Wu, W Liang, R Wang - Molecular pharmacology, 2005 - ASPET
ATP-sensitive K + (K ATP ) channels in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) are important
targets for endogenous metabolic regulation and exogenous drug therapy. H 2 S, as a novel …

Direct conversion of quiescent cardiomyocytes to pacemaker cells by expression of Tbx18

N Kapoor, W Liang, E Marbán, HC Cho - Nature biotechnology, 2013 - nature.com
The heartbeat originates within the sinoatrial node (SAN), a small structure containing <10,000
genuine pacemaker cells. If the SAN fails, the ∼5 billion working cardiomyocytes …

Template synthesis of organic microtubules

…, LS Van Dyke, Z Cai, W Liang - Journal of the American …, 1990 - ACS Publications
Organic microtubules have recently caused a great deal of excitement in the physics, chemistry,
and materials science com-munities. 1 Such tubules are inherently intriguing chemical …

Selection biases in observational studies affect associations between 'moderate'alcohol consumption and mortality

…, J Zhao, Z Xuan, F Dangardt, R Saitz, W Liang… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Selection biases may lead to systematic overestimate of protective effects from ‘moderate’
alcohol consumption. Overall, most sources of selection bias favor low‐volume drinkers in …

Molecular and supermolecular origins of enhanced electric conductivity in template-synthesized polyheterocyclic fibrils. 1. Supermolecular effects

Z Cai, J Lei, W Liang, V Menon… - Chemistry of Materials, 1991 - ACS Publications
Our results suggest that the uptake of NH3 is the specific result of Al-N bond formation on
each of the TMA-de-rivatized surfaces used in this study. While the presence of aluminum is …

Has the leaning tower of presumed health benefits from'moderate'alcohol use finally collapsed?

…, S Andréasson, F Dangardt, W Liang - Addiction (Abingdon …, 2015 - europepmc.org
Liang W … Liang W, Chikritzhs T …

[PDF][PDF] SHOX2 overexpression favors differentiation of embryonic stem cells into cardiac pacemaker cells, improving biological pacing ability

V Ionta, W Liang, EH Kim, R Rafie, A Giacomello… - Stem cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
When pluripotency factors are removed, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) undergo spontaneous
differentiation, which, among other lineages, also gives rise to cardiac sublineages, …

[HTML][HTML] Injectable human recombinant collagen matrices limit adverse remodeling and improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction

…, G Cron, D Smyth, R Seymour, K Goel, W Liang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Despite the success of current therapies for acute myocardial infarction (MI), many patients
still develop adverse cardiac remodeling and heart failure. With the growing prevalence of …

Factors affecting the prognosis of patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning

H Hu, X Pan, Y Wan, Q Zhang, W Liang - The American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP)
is a disease with poor prognosis. The present study was conducted to determine the factors …