Publications by authors named "Angela Dong"

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. Hypericum perforatum (HP) is a traditional herb that has been shown to have antidepressant effects, but its mechanism is unclear. This study aims to identify the molecular targets of HP for the treatment of MDD.

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Cancer is one of the most concerning public health issues and breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. The immune cells within the tumor microenvironment regulate cancer development. In this study, single immune cell data sets were used to identify marker gene sets for exhausted CD8 + T cells (CD8Tex) in breast cancer.

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Background: The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19 and its association with mortality and disease severity is understudied in the Canadian population.

Objective: To determine the incidence of AKI in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 admitted to medicine and intensive care unit (ICU) wards, its association with in-hospital mortality, and disease severity. Our aim was to stratify these outcomes by out-of-hospital AKI and in-hospital AKI.

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