Addition of SHR-1701 to first-line capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX) plus bevacizumab for unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.

This phase 2/3 trial (NCT04856787) assessed the efficacy and safety of SHR-1701, a bifunctional protein targeting PD-L1 and TGF-β, in combination with BP102 (a bevacizumab biosimilar) and XELOX (capecitabine plus oxaliplatin) as a first-line treatment for unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). In this phase 2 study, a total of 62 patients with untreated, histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma and no prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease were enrolled. Patients received SHR-1701 (30 mg/kg), bevacizumab (7.

Agonist antibody to guanylate cyclase receptor NPR1 regulates vascular tone.

Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Elevated intracardiac pressures and myocyte stretch in heart failure trigger the release of counter-regulatory natriuretic peptides, which act through their receptor (NPR1) to affect vasodilation, diuresis and natriuresis, lowering venous pressures and relieving venous congestion. Recombinant natriuretic peptide infusions were developed to treat heart failure but have been limited by a short duration of effect.

Neoadjuvant PARPi or chemotherapy in ovarian cancer informs targeting effector Treg cells for homologous-recombination-deficient tumors.

Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) is prevalent in cancer, sensitizing tumor cells to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition. However, the impact of HRD and related therapies on the tumor microenvironment (TME) remains elusive. Our study generates single-cell gene expression and T cell receptor profiles, along with validatory multimodal datasets from >100 high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) samples, primarily from a phase II clinical trial (NCT04507841).

Improved efficacy and safety of zanubrutinib versus ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (R/R CLL) in China: a subgroup of ALPINE.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) has different epidemiology in Chinese vs. Western patients, but there are few studies of CLL/SLL in large populations of Chinese patients. ALPINE is a global phase 3 trial investigating Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors zanubrutinib vs.

Edoxaban for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and factors associated with dosing: patient characteristics from the prospective observational ETNA-AF-China registry.

Real-world data on effectiveness and safety of a single non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant in the Chinese population with atrial fibrillation (AF) are limited. This study reports characteristics of patients treated with edoxaban and factors associated with dosing patterns from routine care in China. ETNA-AF-China (NCT04747496) is a multicentre, prospective, observational study enrolling edoxaban-treated patients from four economic regions with a targeted 2-year follow-up.

[Corrigendum] Tumor suppressor PLZF regulated by lncRNA ANRIL suppresses proliferation and epithelial mesenchymal transformation of gastric cancer cells.

Subsequently to the publication of the above paper, an interested reader drew to the authors' attention that a pair of the wound‑healing assay data panels featured in Fig. 2E on p. 1011 (namely, the PLZF / 0 h and 48 h data panels for the BGC823 cell line) had also appeared in another article containing a majority of the same authors that had already been published [Chen J‑F, Wu P, Xia R, Yang J, Huo X‑Y, Gu D‑Y, Tang C‑J, We D and Yang F: STAT3‑induced lncRNA HAGLROS overexpression contributes to the malignant progression of gastric cancer cells via mTOR signal‑mediated inhibition of autophagy.

An IgM-like inhalable ACE2 fusion protein broadly neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Many of the currently available COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics are not effective against newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 variants. Here, we developed the metallo-enzyme domain of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-the cellular receptor of SARS-CoV-2-into an IgM-like inhalable molecule (HH-120). HH-120 binds to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) protein with high avidity and confers potent and broad-spectrum neutralization activity against all known SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

Symmetry dual functional pyrimidine-BODIPY probes for imaging targeting and activity study.

Nondestructive diagnosis of tumor has always been the goal of scientists. Fluorescent dyes have become the rising star in the field of cancer diagnosis because of their excellent characteristics. Therefore, in this work, fluorescence probes and with anti-tumor activity were constructed by introducing pyrimidine groups with high anti-tumor activity using fluorescence dye BODIPY as parent nucleus.

Impact on capsule formation for three different types of implant surface tomography.

Although capsular contracture remains one of the major problems following silicone breast implantation, the associated mechanism has yet to be determined. This study thus aimed to investigate capsule formation and capsular contracture using three types of implants with different surface topographies in vivo. Three types of implants (i.

Association of Serum Cystatin C With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Community-Based Population.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum cystatin C levels and the presence and severity of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).

Methods: Community-dwelling residents in the Lishui city in China from the cross-sectional survey of the PRECISE (Poly-Vascular Evaluation for Cognitive Impairment and Vascular Events) cohort study were included in present study from 2017 to 2019. Total CSVD burden and modified total CSVD burden score, as well as the markers of CSVD on magnetic resonance imaging, including white matter hyperintensity, lacunes, cerebral microbleeds, and perivascular spaces, were assessed at baseline survey.

Evaluation of pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with previously treated advanced salivary gland carcinoma in the phase 2 KEYNOTE-158 study.

Aim: We evaluated pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with advanced salivary gland carcinoma on the phase 2 KEYNOTE-158 study (NCT02628067).

Methods: Eligible patients had histologically/cytologically confirmed advanced salivary gland carcinoma with prior failure or intolerance to standard therapy, measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) v1.1.

CAR T cells expressing a bacterial virulence factor trigger potent bystander antitumour responses in solid cancers.

Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T cells) are effective against haematologic malignancies. However, in solid tumours, their potency is hampered by local immunosuppression and by the heterogeneous expression of the antigen that the CAR targets. Here we show that CAR T cells expressing a pluripotent pro-inflammatory neutrophil-activating protein (NAP) from Helicobacter pylori trigger endogenous bystander T-cell responses against solid cancers.

Long Noncoding RNA Controls Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation and Plaque Destabilization.

Background: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators of biological processes involved in vascular tissue homeostasis and disease development. The present study assessed the functional contribution of the lncRNA myocardial infarction-associated transcript () to atherosclerosis and carotid artery disease.

Methods: We profiled differences in RNA transcript expression in patients with advanced carotid artery atherosclerotic lesions from the Biobank of Karolinska Endarterectomies.

Content-based Image Retrieval by Using Deep Learning for Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis with Chest CT.

Background Evaluation of interstitial lung disease (ILD) at CT is a challenging task that requires experience and is subject to substantial interreader variability. Purpose To investigate whether a proposed content-based image retrieval (CBIR) of similar chest CT images by using deep learning can aid in the diagnosis of ILD by readers with different levels of experience. Materials and Methods This retrospective study included patients with confirmed ILD after multidisciplinary discussion and available CT images identified between January 2000 and December 2015.

Exercise Regulates MicroRNAs to Preserve Coronary and Cardiac Function in the Diabetic Heart.

Rationale: Diabetic heart disease (DHD) is a debilitating manifestation of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Exercise has been proposed as a potential therapy for DHD, although the effectiveness of exercise in preventing or reversing the progression of DHD remains controversial. Cardiac function is critically dependent on the preservation of coronary vascular function.

Liver Enzyme Elevation in Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Elevated liver enzyme levels are observed in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, these features have not been characterized.

Methods: Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Zhejiang Province, China, from January 17 to February 12, 2020, were enrolled. Liver enzyme level elevation was defined as alanine aminotransferase level >35 U/L for men and 25 U/L for women at admission.

Influence of Zuojin Pill on the Metabolism of Venlafaxine in Vitro and in Rats and Associated Herb-Drug Interaction.

Venlafaxine (VEN), a first-line antidepressant, and Zuojin Pill (ZJP), a common Chinese herbal medicine consisting of and , have a high likelihood of combination usage in patients with depression with gastrointestinal complications. ZJP exhibits inhibitory effects on recombinant human cytochrome P450 isoenzymes (rhP450s), especially on CYP2D6, whereas VEN undergoes extensive metabolism by CYP2D6. From this perspective, we investigated the influence of ZJP on the metabolism of VEN in vitro and in rats for the first time.

MicroRNA hsa-miR-1301-3p Regulates Human , and in the Ethanol-Acetaldehyde-Acetate Metabolic Pathway.

Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) and aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) are vital enzymes involved in the metabolism of a variety of alcohols. Differences in the expression and enzymatic activity of human ADHs and ALDHs correlate with individual variability in metabolizing alcohols and drugs and in the susceptibility to alcoholic liver disease. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) function as epigenetic modulators to regulate the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes.

Inhibition of ATR Increases the Sensitivity to WEE1 Inhibitor in Biliary Tract Cancer.

Purpose: Currently, the DNA damage response (DDR) pathway represents a key target for new cancer drug development. Advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) has a poor prognosis because of the lack of efficacious treatment options. Although DNA repair pathway alterations have been reported in many patients with BTC, little is known regarding the effects of DDR-targeted agents against BTC.

The substitution of a single amino acid with its enantiomer for control over the adjuvant activity of self-assembling peptides.

The substitution of a single amino acid with its enantiomer may lead to variations in self-assembled nanostructures and biological functions. In this study, we reported three novel heterochiral peptide hydrogels, Nap-GFFY (gel-1), Nap-GFFY (gel-2) and Nap-GFFY (gel-3), from Nap-GFFY the substitution of a single amino acid with its enantiomer. We found that the resulting hydrogels possessed diverse self-assembly behaviors and adjuvant activities.