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    First-in-human study of GFH018, a small molecule inhibitor of transforming growth factor-β receptor I inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors

    Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a cytokine with multiple functions, including cell growth regulation, extracellular matrix production, angiogenesis homeostasis adjustment and et al. TGF-β pathway activ...

    Ye Guo, Zishu Wang, Huan Zhou, Hongming Pan, Weidong Han, Yanhong Deng in BMC Cancer (2024)

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    Increased PLAGL1 Gene Methylation in Cord Blood is Positively Correlated with Brain Injury in Chorioamniotic Preterm Infants

    The study aims to explore the epigenetic mechanisms of neurodevelopmental impairment accompanied in chorioamniotic preterm infants. Our study included 16 full-term infants and 69 preterm infants. The methylati...

    Limin Xu, **amin **, Younan Lu, Bangxu Zheng, Zhoushu Zheng in Biochemical Genetics (2024)

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    Potential prognosis index for m6A-related mRNA in cholangiocarcinoma

    Cholangiocarcinoma (CHOL) is a malignant tumor that originates in the extrahepatic bile duct and can extend from the hilar region to the lower end of the common bile duct. The prognosis of CHOL patients is par...

    Huaqiang Zhu, Haini Zhao, Jianlu Wang, Shuchao Zhao, Chaoqun Ma in BMC Cancer (2022)

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    Role of nucleus accumbens microRNA-181a and MeCP2 in incubation of heroin craving in male rats

    Epigenetic regulation has been implicated in the incubation of drug craving (the time-dependent increase in drug seeking after prolonged withdrawal from drug self-administration). There is little information a...

    Wen** Xu, Qingxiao Hong, Zi Lin, Hong Ma, Weisheng Chen in Psychopharmacology (2021)

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    The miR-141/neuropilin-1 axis is associated with the clinicopathology and contributes to the growth and metastasis of pancreatic cancer

    Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) is a non-tyrosine kinase receptor interacting with multiple signaling pathways that underpin the biological behavior and fate of cancer cells. However, in pancreatic cancer, the mechanisms...

    Lixin Ma, Bo Zhai, Huaqiang Zhu, Weidong Li, Wen**g Jiang in Cancer Cell International (2019)

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    N-acetylaspartylglutamate Inhibits Heroin Self-Administration and Heroin-Seeking Behaviors Induced by Cue or Priming in Rats

    Activation of presynaptic group II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR2/3) inhibits drug reward and drug-seeking behavior, but the role of N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG), an agonist of endogenous mGluR2/...

    Huaqiang Zhu, Miaojun Lai, Weisheng Chen, Disen Mei, Fuqiang Zhang in Neuroscience Bulletin (2017)

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    Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase in Nucleus Accumbens Mediates Propofol Self-Administration in Rats

    Clinical and animal studies have indicated that propofol has potential for abuse, but the specific neurobiological mechanism underlying propofol reward is not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to...

    Benfu Wang, **aowei Yang, Anna Sun, Lanman Xu, Sicong Wang in Neuroscience Bulletin (2016)

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    2ME2 inhibits the activated hypoxia-inducible pathways by cabozantinib and enhances its efficacy against medullary thyroid carcinoma

    Cabozantinib is a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor (VEGFR)-2, MET (c-Met, also called hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor), and other re...

    Han Lin, **an Jiang, Huaqiang Zhu, Wen**g Jiang, Xuesong Dong in Tumor Biology (2016)

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    Bilirubin protects grafts against nonspecific inflammation-induced injury in syngeneic intraportal islet transplantation

    Nonspecific inflammatory response is the major cause for failure of islet grafts at the early phase of intraportal islet transplantation (IPIT). Bilirubin, a natural product of heme catabolism, has displayed a...

    Huaqiang Zhu, Jizhou Wang, Hongchi Jiang, Yong Ma in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (2010)

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    Effects of training and withdrawal periods on heroin seeking induced by conditioned cue in an animal of model of relapse

    A high incidence of relapse can be triggered by exposure to conditioned cues previously associated with heroin. Extended access to drug and withdrawal are thought to affect the motivation for drug seeking.

    Wenhua Zhou, Fuqiang Zhang, Huifen Liu, Suien Tang, Miaojun Lai in Psychopharmacology (2009)