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Open AccessHemothorax caused by injury of musculophrenic artery after ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy: a case report
Hemorrhage is the most common major complication after liver biopsy. Hemothorax is one type of bleeding and is very rare and dangerous. Several cases of hemothorax subsequent to liver biopsy have been document...
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Inhibition of PPP1R15A alleviates osteoporosis via suppressing RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis
Osteoporosis results from overactivation of osteoclasts. There are currently few drug options for treatment of this disease. Since the successful development of allosteric inhibitors, phosphatases have become ...
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Sigma-1 receptor activation mediates the sustained antidepressant effect of ketamine in mice via increasing BDNF levels
Sigma-1 receptor (S1R) is a unique multi-tasking chaperone protein in the endoplasmic reticulum. Since S1R agonists exhibit potent antidepressant-like activity, S1R has become a novel target for antidepression...
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Open AccessThe correlation between lung ultrasound scores and outcomes of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in infants with severe pneumonia
The study aimed to explore the effectiveness of bedside lung ultrasound (LUS) combined with the PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio in evaluating the outcomes of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy in infants with severe pn...
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Author Correction: Pharmacokinetics, mass balance, and metabolism of [14C]vicagrel, a novel irreversible P2Y12 inhibitor in humans
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Open AccessAnti-complement factor H (CFH) autoantibodies could delay pristane-induced lupus nephritis
Anti-complement factor H (CFH) autoantibodies could be detected in lupus and its significance remained to be elucidated. Herein, we aimed to explore the roles of anti-CFH autoantibodies based on pristane-induc...
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Bispecific antibody targeting both B7-H3 and PD-L1 exhibits superior antitumor activities
Clinical application of PD-1 and PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is hindered by their relatively low response rates and the occurrence of drug resistance. Co-expression of B7-H3 with PD-L1 has been found in...
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Open AccessInhibition of USP1 reverses the chemotherapy resistance through destabilization of MAX in the relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma
The patients with relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have poor prognosis, and a novel and effective therapeutic strategy for these patients is urgently needed. Although ubiquitin-spe...
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Myocardial microvascular function assessed by CMR first-pass perfusion in patients treated with chemotherapy for gynecologic malignancies
Cancer chemotherapy potentially increases the risk of myocardial ischemia. This study assessed myocardial microvascular function by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) first-pass perfusion in patients treated wit...
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PINK1 overexpression prevents forskolin-induced tau hyperphosphorylation and oxidative stress in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease
PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1)/parkin pathway mediates mitophagy, which is a specialized form of autophagy. Evidence shows that PINK1 can exert protective effects against stress-induced neuronal cell d...
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Histological assessment based on liver biopsy: the value and challenges in NASH drug development
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is increasingly recognized as a serious disease that can lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and death. However, there is no effective drug to thwart the prog...
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Open AccessSulfated alginate oligosaccharide exerts antitumor activity and autophagy induction by inactivating MEK1/ERK/mTOR signaling in a KSR1-dependent manner in osteosarcoma
Alginate oligosaccharide (AOS) has the function to inhibit tumor progression and the sulfated modification can enhance the antitumor activity. To date, the function and mechanism of sulfated AOS (AOS-SO4) in tumo...
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Pharmacokinetics, mass balance, and metabolism of [14C]vicagrel, a novel irreversible P2Y12 inhibitor in humans
Vicagrel, a novel irreversible P2Y12 receptor inhibitor, is undergoing phase III trials for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes in China. In this study, we evaluated the pharmacokinetics, mass balance, and ...
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Open AccessAn update of the long-term outcome of patients with nonspecific pleurisy at medical thoracoscopy
Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is recommended in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion and offers a degree of diagnostic sensitivity for pleural malignancy. However, not all patients who undergo MT r...
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Oridonin ameliorates inflammation-induced bone loss in mice via suppressing DC-STAMP expression
Currently, dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein (DC-STAMP), a multipass transmembrane protein, is considered as the master regulator of cell–cell fusion, which underlies the formation of functional mu...
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Open AccessReprogramming immunosuppressive myeloid cells by activated T cells promotes the response to anti-PD-1 therapy in colorectal cancer
Overcoming local immunosuppression is critical for immunotherapy to produce robust anti-tumor responses. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are key regulators of immunosuppressive networks and promote tu...
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Open AccessPoor cardiovascular health status among Chinese women
Systematic investigation and analysis of cardiovascular health status (CVHS) of Chinese women is rare. This study aimed to assess CVHS and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) burden in the Chinese w...
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Open AccessClinical and pathological findings of SARS-CoV-2 infection and concurrent IgA nephropathy: a case report
Since the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, there is accumulating data on the clinical characteristics, treatment strategies and prognosis of COVID-19 in patients with concurrent renal disease. Pos...
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First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been demonstrated to be the cause of pneumonia. Nevertheless, it has not been reported as the cause of acute myocarditis or fulminant myocarditis.
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Artesunate attenuates LPS-induced osteoclastogenesis by suppressing TLR4/TRAF6 and PLCγ1-Ca2+-NFATc1 signaling pathway
In chronic infectious diseases caused by gram-negative bacteria, such as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and periodontitis, osteoclastic activity is enhanced with elevated inflammation, which disturbs the bon...