[PDF][PDF] Association of blood glucose control and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and pre-existing type 2 diabetes

…, X Chen, M Xiang, C Zhang, L Bai, D Xiang, MM Chen… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
… Hypertension was diagnosed when systolic blood pressure is equal or above to 140 mm
Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure is equal or above 90 mm Hg. ARDS and septic shock were …

[PDF][PDF] In-hospital use of statins is associated with a reduced risk of mortality among individuals with COVID-19

…, XU Cheng, L Shen, YC Zhao, Y Yuan, F Lei, MM Chen… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Statins are lipid-lowering therapeutics with favorable anti-inflammatory profiles and have
been proposed as an adjunct therapy for COVID-19. However, statins may increase the risk of …

Novel role for the potent endogenous inotrope apelin in human cardiac dysfunction

MM Chen, EA Ashley, DXF Deng, A Tsalenko, A Deng… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Apelin is among the most potent stimulators of cardiac contractility known.
However, no physiological or pathological role for apelin–angiotensin receptor-like 1 (APJ) …

Methods for measuring levels of well-being for a health status index

DL Patrick, JW Bush, MM Chen - Health services research, 1973 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Three psychological scaling procedures—category rating, magnitude estimation, and
equivalence—were used to measure the levels of well-being that student and health-leader judges …

Association of inpatient use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers with mortality among patients with hypertension …

…, YC Zhao, X Huang, L Lin, M Xia, MM Chen… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
… Patients with hypertension were classified based upon clearly documented medical
history with systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg. …

CTGF expression is induced by TGF-β in cardiac fibroblasts and cardiac myocytes: a potential role in heart fibrosis

MM Chen, A Lam, JA Abraham, GF Schreiner… - Journal of molecular and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a cysteine-rich protein induced by transforming
growth factor beta (TGF- β) in connective tissue cells. CTGF can trigger many of the cellular …

Guidelines for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging use during pregnancy and lactation

MM Chen, FV Coakley, A Kaimal… - Obstetrics & …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
There has been a substantial increase in the use of computed tomography (CT) and
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pregnancy and lactation. Among some physicians and …

A two-dimensional transient model for convection in laser melted pool

C Chan, J Mazumder, MM Chen - Metallurgical Transactions A, 1984 - Springer
A two-dimensional transient model for convective heat transfer and surface tension driven
fluid flow is developed. The model describes the transient behavior of the heat transfer …

[HTML][HTML] GBP, an inhibitor of GSK-3, is implicated in Xenopus development and oncogenesis

C Yost, GH Farr, SB Pierce, DM Ferkey, MM Chen… - Cell, 1998 - cell.com
Dorsal accumulation of β-catenin in early Xenopus embryos is required for body axis formation.
Recent evidence indicates that β-catenin is dorsally stabilized by the localized inhibition …

A novel radioactive particle tracking facility for measurement of solids motion in gas fluidized beds

JS Lin, MM Chen, BT Chao - AIChE Journal, 1985 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements of solids motion in a fluidized bed have been made in a computer‐aided
particle tracking facility. A radioactive tracer particle, dynamically identical to the solid particles …