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P2X7 receptor is essential for ST36-attenuated cardiac fibrosis upon beta-adrenergic insult
P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) plays an important role in modulating inflammation and fibrosis, but information is limited whether Zusanli (ST36) can inhibit inflammation and fibrosis by regulating P2X7R. Isoprenaline ...
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Open AccessOral arsenic plus imatinib versus imatinib solely for newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia: a randomized phase 3 trial with 5-year outcomes
The synergistic effects of combining arsenic compounds with imatinib against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have been established using in vitro data. We conducted a clinical trial to compare the efficacy of t...
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Open AccessThermomiR-377-3p-induced suppression of Cirbp expression is required for effective elimination of cancer cells and cancer stem-like cells by hyperthermia
In recent years, the development of adjunctive therapeutic hyperthermia for cancer therapy has received considerable attention. However, the mechanisms underlying hyperthermia resistance are still poorly under...
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Open AccessMetatranscriptome of human lung microbial communities in a cohort of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 Omicron patients
The Omicron variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) infected a substantial proportion of Chinese population, and understanding the factors underlying the severity of the dis...
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Open AccessComparing the effectiveness and safety of Sorafenib plus TACE with Apatinib plus TACE for treating patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicentre propensity score matching study
Local combined systemic therapy has been an important method for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of transarter...
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LncRNA XIST promotes mitochondrial dysfunction of hepatocytes to aggravate hepatic fibrogenesis via miR-539-3p/ADAMTS5 axis
A previous study indicated that long non-coding RNA X-inactive-specific transcript (XIST) promoted ethanol-induced HSCs autophagy and activation. Considering the critical role of HSC activation in hepatic fibr...
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Open AccessIntegrated analysis of single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing data reveals a pan-cancer stemness signature predicting immunotherapy response
Although immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) is regarded as a breakthrough in cancer therapy, only a limited fraction of patients benefit from it. Cancer stemness can be the potential culprit in ICI resistance, ...
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Open AccessTherapeutic targeting miR130b counteracts diffuse large B-cell lymphoma progression via OX40/OX40L-mediated interaction with Th17 cells
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in lymphoma progression by regulating the tumor microenvironment. Serum miR130b is overexpressed in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), inducing Th17 cell alterations. To fur...
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Noncoding genetic variation in GATA3 increases acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk through local and global changes in chromatin conformation
Inherited noncoding genetic variants confer significant disease susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) but the molecular processes linking germline polymorphisms with somatic lesions in...
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Transcriptional regulation of small heat shock protein genes by heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) in Liriomyza trifolii under heat stress
Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) function as molecular chaperones in multiple physiological processes and are active during thermal stress. sHSP expression is controlled by heat shock transcription factor (HSF);...
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Open AccessIdentification of novel hub genes associated with gastric cancer using integrated bioinformatics analysis
Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common solid malignant tumors worldwide with a high-recurrence-rate. Identifying the molecular signatures and specific biomarkers of GC might provide novel clues for GC p...
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Open AccessPostoperative circulating tumor DNA as markers of recurrence risk in stages II to III colorectal cancer
Precise methods for postoperative risk stratification to guide the administration of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) in localized colorectal cancer (CRC) are still lacking. Here, we conducted a prospective, observ...
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Open AccessClonal evolution in liver cancer at single-cell and single-variant resolution
Genetic heterogeneity of tumor is closely related to its clonal evolution, phenotypic diversity and treatment resistance, and such heterogeneity has only been characterized at single-cell sub-chromosomal scale...
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Reappraise role of No. 10 lymphadenectomy for proximal gastric cancer in the era of minimal invasive surgery during total gastrectomy: a pooled analysis of 4 prospective trial
For patients with locally advanced proximal gastric cancer (LAPGC), the individualized selection of patients with highly suspected splenic hilar (No. 10) lymph node (LN) metastasis to undergo splenic hilar lym...
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Open AccessKMT2A/C mutations function as a potential predictive biomarker for immunotherapy in solid tumors
Epigenetic factors play important roles in tumor immunology. Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2 (KMT2) family genes exert histone H3 methylation, but its role in immunotherapy remains unclear. Our study is t...
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EBV-miR-BART10-3p and EBV-miR-BART22 promote metastasis of EBV-associated gastric carcinoma by activating the canonical Wnt signaling pathway
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC) constitutes the largest subpopulation in EBV-associated tumors worldwide. To date, 44 mature EBV-encoded microRNAs (EBV miRNAs) have been identifi...
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Open AccessNeoadjuvant chemotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a single-Centre, open-label, randomized, controlled, clinical trial (HCHTOG1903)
Neoadjuvant therapy plus oesophagectomy has been accepted as the standard treatment for patients with potentially curable locally advanced oesophageal cancer. No completed randomized controlled trial (RCT) has...
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Open AccessThe primary lesion apparent diffusion coefficient is a prognostic factor for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective study
To explore prognostic value of the pre-treatment primary lesion apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC).
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Open AccessA selective c-Met and Trks inhibitor Indo5 suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma growth
Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) lacks effective curative therapy and there is an urgent need to develop a novel molecular-targeted therapy for HCC. Selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors have shown promise ...
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Open AccessThe Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO): clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer
China is one of the countries with the highest incidence of gastric cancer. There are differences in epidemiological characteristics, clinicopathological features, tumor biological characteristics, treatment p...