Impaired B-lymphopoiesis, myelopoiesis, and derailed cerebellar neuron migration in CXCR4-and SDF-1-deficient mice

Q Ma, D Jones, PR Borghesani… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
The chemokine stromal cell-derived factor 1, SDF-1, is an important regulator of leukocyte
and hematopoietic precursor migration and pre-B cell proliferation. The receptor for SDF-1, …

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as a biomarker for acute renal injury after cardiac surgery

J Mishra, C Dent, R Tarabishi, MM Mitsnefes, Q Ma… - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background The scarcity of early biomarkers for acute renal failure has hindered our ability
to launch preventive and therapeutic measures for this disorder in a timely manner. We …

iPS cells produce viable mice through tetraploid complementation

…, W Li, Z Lv, L Liu, M Tong, T Hai, J Hao, C Guo, Q Ma… - nature, 2009 - nature.com
Since the initial description of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells created by forced
expression of four transcription factors in mouse fibroblasts, the technique has been used to …

[HTML][HTML] Adhesion and debonding of multi-layer thin film structures

RH Dauskardt, M Lane, Q Ma, N Krishna - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 1998 - Elsevier
A fracture mechanics technique to quantitatively measure the adhesion or interfacial fracture
resistance of interfaces in thin film structures is described. Adhesion values obtained for the …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin predicts acute kidney injury, morbidity and mortality after pediatric cardiac surgery: a prospective …

CL Dent, Q Ma, S Dastrala, M Bennett, MM Mitsnefes… - Critical care, 2007 - Springer
Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
The lack of early biomarkers has impaired our ability to intervene in a timely manner. …

Identification of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a novel early urinary biomarker for ischemic renal injury

J Mishra, Q Ma, A Prada, M Mitsnefes… - Journal of the …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
ABSTRACT. Acute renal failure (ARF) secondary to ischemic injury remains a common and
potentially devastating problem. A transcriptome-wide interrogation strategy was used to …

Size dependent hardness of silver single crystals

Q Ma, DR Clarke - Journal of Materials research, 1995 - cambridge.org
The hardness of thick, high-purity, epitaxially grown silver on sodium chloride is found to be
dependent on the size of the indentation for sizes below ≃10 μm. The measurement of the …

Epicardial progenitors contribute to the cardiomyocyte lineage in the developing heart

B Zhou, Q Ma, S Rajagopal, SM Wu, I Domian… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
The heart is formed from cardiogenic progenitors expressing the transcription factors Nkx2-5
and Isl1 (refs 1 and 2 ). These multipotent progenitors give rise to cardiomyocyte, smooth …

Urine NGAL predicts severity of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a prospective study

M Bennett, CL Dent, Q Ma, S Dastrala… - Clinical journal of the …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background and objectives: The authors have previously shown that urine neutrophil
gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), measured by a research ELISA, is an early predictive …

Potential utilities of mask‐wearing and instant hand hygiene for fighting SARS‐CoV‐2

QX Ma, H Shan, HL Zhang, GM Li… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The surge of patients in the pandemic of COVID‐19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2
may overwhelm the medical systems of many countries. Mask‐wearing and …