[HTML][HTML] Prebiotic, immuno-stimulating and gut microbiota-modulating effects of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide

W Zhu, S Zhou, J Liu, RJC McLean, W Chu - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study was done to evaluate the prebiotic effect of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide
(LBP), its effect on murine fecal microbiota composition and innate immune response. …

The microbial carbon pump and climate change

N Jiao, T Luo, Q Chen, Z Zhao, X Xiao, J Liu… - Nature reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The ocean has been a regulator of climate change throughout the history of Earth. One key
mechanism is the mediation of the carbon reservoir by refractory dissolved organic carbon (…

Provenance weathering and erosion records in southern Okinawa Trough sediments since 28 ka: Geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic evidences

Y Dou, S Yang, X Shi, PD Clift, S Liu, J Liu, C Li, L Bi… - Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic compositions of the detrital sediments from ODP Hole
1202B and Taiwan rivers were measured in this study, aiming to reveal changes in sediment …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial outer membrane vesicles-based therapeutic platform eradicates triple-negative breast tumor by combinational photodynamic/chemo …

Y Li, J Wu, X Qiu, S Dong, J He, J Liu, W Xu, S Huang… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are potent immuno-stimulating agents and have
the potentials to be bioengineered as platforms for antitumor nanomedicine. In this study, …

Carbon sequestration processes and mechanisms in coastal mariculture environments in China

…, P Zhao, ZJ Jiang, DH Zou, XY Liu, JH Liu - Science China Earth …, 2017 - Springer
China is the global leader in mariculture production. Increasing sequestered marine carbon
(also known as blue carbon) via mariculture activities is a promising approach for mitigating …

Functional traits resolve mechanisms governing the assembly and distribution of nitrogen-cycling microbial communities in the global ocean

W Song, J Liu, W Qin, J Huang, X Yu, M Xu, D Stahl… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microorganisms drive much of the marine nitrogen (N) cycle, which jointly controls the primary
production in the global ocean. However, our understanding of the microbial communities …

Petrology and geochemistry of Mesozoic granitic rocks from the Nansha micro-block, the South China Sea: Constraints on the basement nature

Q Yan, X Shi, J Liu, K Wang, W Bu - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2010 - Elsevier
There are several micro-blocks dispersed in the South China Sea (SCS), eg, Xisha-Zhongsha
block, Nansha block and Reed-Northeastern Palawan block, etc., but detailed petrological …

SCycDB: a curated functional gene database for metagenomic profiling of sulphur cycling pathways

…, C Wang, L Shu, S Wang, Q Yan, J Liu… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms play important roles in the biogeochemical cycling of sulphur (S), an essential
element in the Earth's biosphere. Shotgun metagenome sequencing has opened a new …

Biodistribution and Pharmacokinetic Studies of Bone-Targeting N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide Copolymer−Alendronate Conjugates

…, M Sima, P Kopecková, K Wu, S Gao, J Liu… - Molecular …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of bone-targeting N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide
(HPMA) copolymer−alendronate conjugates were evaluated following intravenous …

Unveiling the enigma of refractory carbon in the ocean

N Jiao, R Cai, Q Zheng, K Tang, J Liu… - National science …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The ocean holds a tremendous reservoir of refractory dissolved organic carbon (RDOC) that
plays an important role in carbon cycling and climate change [1]. However, the origin of the …