Articles by author - Li-Na Qu

Malignant insulinoma: Report of 6 patients and literature review.

Shao Y, Qu Y, Wang X, Song Z, Guo Q, Dou J, Ba J, Lü Z, Mu Y.

Case Reports 2016; 37(3): 189-192 PubMed PMID: 27618603  Keywords:  Adult, Diazoxide:therapeutic use, Diuretics:therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Hypoglycemia:drug therapy, Insulinoma:pathology, Liver Neoplasms:pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Pancreatic Neoplasms:pathology, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Patients with malignant insulinoma always present with symptoms of severe hypoglycemia and have poor life expectancy. In additi.....

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Antidepressant-like effects and mechanism of action of SYG in depression model in rats.

Sun X, Shi Z, Pan R, Qin C, Zhang Y, Li Y, Qu L, Li T, Liu X.

Journal Article 2014; 35(2): 129-136 PubMed PMID: 24878971  Keywords:  Animals, Antidepressive Agents:pharmacology, Depressive Disorder:drug therapy, Disease Models, Animal, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Helplessness, Learned, Male, Panax:chemistry, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts:chemistry, Polygala:chemistry, Rats, Rats, Wist.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to evaluate whether SYG, a Chinese herbal formula, could produce antidepressant-like effects in learne.....

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The effects of subclinical hypothyroidism on serum lipid level and TLR4 expression of monocyte in peripheral blood of rats.

Yang S, Tang L, Li R, Ge G, Qu X, Ma J, Qiao Z, Zhang L, Liu H, Hou Y, Cao H, Hao Z, Cheng W, Wang H.

Journal Article 2014; 35(1): 80-86 PubMed PMID: 24625920  Keywords:  Animals, Cholesterol:biosynthesis, Cholesterol, LDL:biosynthesis, Cytokines:biosynthesis, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Flow Cytometry, Hypothyroidism:blood, Monocytes:immunology, RNA, Messenger:biosynthesis, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Thyroid Hormones:biosynt.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: To observe effect of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) on serum lipid level and expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in rat.....

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Granulocytic sarcoma, an undiagnosed leukemia, initially manifested as paralysis.

Xu J, Zhao H, Jiang T, Gao Y, Zheng C, Wang B, Qu Y.

Case Reports 2011; 32(3): 234-237 PubMed PMID: 21712785  Keywords:  Adult, Antineoplastic Agents:therapeutic use, Bone Marrow:pathology, Decompression, Surgical, Female, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive:complications, Leukocyte Count, Low Back Pain:etiology, Magnetic Resonance.    Citation

: Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) may be a presenting sign of myelogenous leukemia. Occasionally, an extramedullary neoplasm composed from myelo.....

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Distribution of ghrelin-producing cells in stomach and the effects of ghrelin administration in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus).

Li J, Yi S, Terayama H, Naito M, Hirai S, Qu N, Wang H, Yi N, Ozaki N, Itoh M.

Journal Article 2010; 31(3): 406-412 PubMed PMID: 20588248  Keywords:  Animals, Body Weight:drug effects, Eating:drug effects, Ghrelin:metabolism, Male, Shrews:anatomy & histology, Stomach:anatomy & histology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of ghrelin, an important appetite regulatory factor related to obesity, in the stomach of Suncu.....

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