Publications by authors named "Can Hu"

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  • The resident microbiota within the tumor immune microenvironment influences tumor development in various cancers, particularly gastric cancer (GC), as shown through analysis of microbiome, transcriptome, and metabolome data.
  • In GC samples, patients with high levels of specific bacteria like Streptococcus or Pseudomonas had poorer survival outcomes, with Streptococcus anginosus identified as a key player in promoting tumor growth and hindering immune response.
  • Antibiotic treatment in mouse models significantly reduced tumor development associated with Streptococcus anginosus, and the bacterium's role in altering the immune microenvironment suggests it could be a useful target for potential diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in gastric cancer.
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  • Significant progress has been achieved in understanding cardiovascular and metabolic diseases through research on the CREB3 protein family.
  • Members of the CREB3 family play a key role in lipid metabolism, inflammation, and vascular function.
  • Findings from these studies could pave the way for new treatment approaches for these diseases.*
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Fibronectin type III domain-containing (FNDC) proteins play critical roles in cellular homeostasis and cardiac injury, and our recent findings define FNDC5 as a promising cardioprotectant against doxorubicin- and aging-related cardiac injury. FNDC4 displays a high homology with FNDC5; however, its role and mechanism in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remain elusive. Here, we show that cardiac and plasma FNDC4 levels are elevated during I/R injury in a hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α)-dependent manner.

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Bacterial traceability refers to the use of a range of techniques to trace the origins and transmission pathways of bacteria. It is crucial in controlling the spread of diseases, analyzing bioterrorism incidents, and advancing microbial forensics. In recent years, the frequency and scope of bacterial outbreaks have continued to escalate, exerting significant impacts on global biosecurity, public health, and other areas.

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The objective of the present study was to build and validate a radio-clinical model integrating radiological features and clinical characteristics based on information available before surgery for prediction of microvascular invasion (MI) in gastric cancer. The retrospective study included a cohort of 534 patients (n=374 for the training set and n=160 for the test set) who were diagnosed with gastric cancer. All patients underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography within one month before surgery.

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Despite recent advancements in the diagnosis and treatment options for cancer, it remains one of the most serious threats to health. Hyperthermia (HT) has emerged as a highly promising area of research due to its safety and cost-effectiveness. Currently, based on temperature, HT can be categorized into thermal ablation and mild hyperthermia.

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At present, tomato transplanting in facility agriculture is mainly manual operation. In an attempt to resolve the problems of high labor intensity and low efficiency of manual operation, this paper designs a clip stem automatic transplanting and seedling picking device based on the yolov5 algorithm. First of all, through the study of the characteristics of tomato seedlings of different seedling ages, the age of tomato seedlings suitable for transplanting was obtained.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosis, enhanced by deep learning methods, plays a crucial role in medical image processing, facilitating precise clinical diagnosis and optimal treatment planning. Current methodologies predominantly focus on feature extraction from the image domain, which often results in the loss of global features during down-sampling processes. However, the unique global representational capacity of MRI K-space is often overlooked.

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  • Younger premenopausal women show a higher likelihood of developing ovarian metastases from gastric cancer compared to other cancers, but the exact biological processes are not fully understood.
  • Researchers used single-cell RNA sequencing on tumor samples from gastric cancer patients with ovarian metastases, discovering that ovarian fibroblasts express high levels of estrogen receptors and midkine, which facilitates communication with tumor cells through a specific signaling pathway.
  • The study suggests that estrogen influences ovarian fibroblasts to secrete midkine, which promotes gastric cancer cell migration and invasion, potentially leading to new treatment approaches for ovarian metastases in gastric cancer.
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  • Fibronectin (FN) binds to integrin receptors on cell surfaces, facilitating the transmission of external signals to internal cellular components.
  • FNDC4, similar to FN, has a type III FN domain that allows it to bind various molecules and acts as a signal transmitter after being cleaved into a secreted form (sFNDC4).
  • Recent research highlights FNDC4's critical roles in various diseases, suggesting its potential for improving clinical treatment strategies.
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There is widespread concern about the risk of nano/microplastics (N/MPs) entering the food chain through higher plants. However, the primary factors that influence the absorption of N/MPs by higher plants remain largely unclear. This study examined the impact of Europium-doped N/MPs with different particle sizes and surface charges by water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica F.

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The stable isotope analysis of black powder (BP) is of great significance for its comparison and source inference. Previous studies have verified the feasibility of distinguishing different BP samples through stable isotopes. However, the impact of raw materials and synthesis processes on the stable isotopes of BP remains unclear.

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  • Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is essential for detecting and diagnosing gastric cancer but faces issues with image quality due to anatomical distortions and sensitivity artifacts, which can limit its usefulness in clinical settings.
  • This study introduces the attention dual contrast vision transformer cyclegan (ADCVCGAN) framework, aimed at improving image quality and decreasing the scanning time for gastric DWI.
  • The ADCVCGAN utilizes synthetic DWI generated from lower b-value DWI, enhanced through an attention mechanism and vision transformer, to produce images with quality comparable to higher b-value DWI while optimizing the overall imaging process.
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Modern human society is burdened with the pandemic of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Metrnl is a widely distributed secreted protein in the body, involved in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism and maintaining cardiovascular system homeostasis. In this review, we present the predictive and therapeutic roles of Metrnl in various cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, cardiac remodeling, heart failure, hypertension, chemotherapy-induced myocardial injury, diabetes mellitus, and obesity.

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  • Advanced gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) is challenging to study due to difficulties in obtaining matched patient specimens, limiting insights into its metastatic biology and immune responses.
  • The research involved single-cell analysis of 68 treatment-naïve primary metastatic tumors, revealing unique characteristics of liver and peritoneal metastases and how cancer cells evolve with their environment.
  • Findings indicated that GAC cells evade ferroptosis, a form of cell death, which can be targeted to enhance the effectiveness of therapies like chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
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Background: Lymph node metastasis (LNM) significantly impacts the treatment and prognosis of early gastric cancer (EGC). Consequently, the precise prediction of LNM risk in EGC patients is essential to guide the selection of appropriate surgical approaches in clinical settings.

Aim: To develop a novel nomogram risk model for predicting LNM in EGC patients, utilizing preoperative clinicopathological data.

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Gastric cancer (GC) ranks fifth in cancer incidence and fourth in cancer-related mortality worldwide. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly oxidative oxygen-derived products that have crucial roles in cell signaling regulation and maintaining internal balance. ROS are closely associated with the occurrence, development, and treatment of GC.

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Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) is known as the cancer of citrus, where Liberibacter asiaticus (Las) is the most prevalent strain causing HLB. In this study, we report a novel electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for the highly sensitive detection of the Las outer membrane protein (Omp) gene by coupling rolling circle amplification (RCA) with a CRISPR/Cas12a-responsive smart DNA hydrogel. In the presence of the target, a large number of amplicons are generated through RCA.

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Gastric cancer (GC) is a prevalent malignancy characterized by significant morbidity and mortality, yet its underlying pathogenesis remains elusive. The etiology of GC is multifaceted, involving the activation of oncogenes and the inactivation of antioncogenes. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), responsible for protein degradation and the regulation of physiological and pathological processes, emerges as a pivotal player in GC development.

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Introduction: The postoperative recurrence of gastric cancer has a significant impact on the overall prognosis of patients. Therefore, accurately predicting the postoperative recurrence of gastric cancer is crucial.

Methods: This retrospective study gathered data from 2,813 gastric cancer patients who underwent radical surgery between 2011 and 2017 at two medical centers.

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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes a wide range of treatments that are gaining acceptance among the public. It is increasingly being recognized as a viable option for treating various diseases with minimal side effects. Common avenues of this therapy include herbal medicine, acupuncture, physical exercise, aromatherapy, dietary therapy, and homeopathy etc.

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Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a crucial component of adaptive radiation therapy; however, it frequently encounters challenges such as artifacts and noise, significantly constraining its clinical utility. While CycleGAN is a widely employed method for CT image synthesis, it has notable limitations regarding the inadequate capture of global features. To tackle these challenges, we introduce a refined unsupervised learning model called improved vision transformer CycleGAN (IViT-CycleGAN).

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An appropriate drying method is crucial for producing high-quality dried apricots. In this study, the effects of four drying methods, hot air drying (HAD), infrared drying (IRD), pulse vacuum drying (PVD), and vacuum freeze-drying (VFD), on the drying kinetics and physical and nutritional characteristics of apricot slices were evaluated. PVD required the shortest time (16.

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